English houses

[comfortandjoy]

I’m hoping to persuade DP to consider moving back to England ( where I’m from) but know houses are going to be a problem.
Where we live now, in NZ, a basic home is a 3 bed single story home in the middle of a plot of land. They’re not usually full of luxury but are usually open plan living with good indoor, outdoor flow onto a decking area. You don’t really see joined up houses. Where we live now we get on with our neighbours and have occasional chats but can’t see or hear them when we’re sitting on our decks.

So, looking on rightmove at in our price range detached houses are very different to here. They all seem to be so close to the next door houses , I think you might as well be joined together as that tiny gap isn’t going to give much further privacy.
I remember living in a big old terrace as a student and never hearing my neighbours.
I like the idea of a terrace but looking through the eyes of DP I know he’d not like the idea of having ‘ land ‘ and not being able to walk around your house.

Have you gone from detached to joined up house ? How was it? Did you feel more conscious of neighbours living in such close proximity?

@minipie
I think you are right there. We do need to sort out what kind of lifestyle we want. He knows I don’t want a remote place and I won’t change. I would consider village or leafy suburb but can’t see us on a new build estate. I feel like we are too scruffy?!
Where we live now is such a good compromise . It’s a suburb on the very edge of a city of 1.3 million ( do bigger than Birmingham) but it feels like the country as the houses are all amongst the forest. It’s next to a national park with walks and beaches . There is a village centre we can walk to with school, cafes, library, art galleries, little supermarket yoga studios, community centre. So it feels like we’re out in nature , yet there is a strong community feel.

@allthateveryoneneeds
Thanks . That’s just what I wanted to hear about Victorian terraces. You’re right. with the larger terraces there is often just a row here and there.Its more those little straight onto the road terraces where you get streets and streets of them.

@battleaxe @Racecardriver
Yes that is a good point about buying with cash and then if we get good enough jobs getting a mortgage to extend or renovate.

Our current home that we moved into last year was built in 2005. It is detached but with an alley of maybe 2 metres between us and next door on one side. More on the other.. opposite a railway line. However, it is properly insulated and had top notch doublr glazing fitted. We hear nothing inside the house.