Smaller house on massive plot, or bigger house on smaller plot?

[StayDetermined]

House A
Huuuge plot. Driveway parking for 3+ cars, garage. Massive back garden, currently with two poly tunnels, a shed, a concrete pad for another shed, patio, massive lawn, etc etc. Backs onto the allotments. 20min walk/amble to the village centre.
House itself is a 3 bed plus loft room, living room, conservatory, kitchen+tiny dining room/alcove, pantry. Needs full redecoration and I doubt the loft room meets any build regs. Lots of kerb appeal - it's a very pretty house.

House B
Much smaller plot, village centre, decoratively needs very little doing, 4 bed rather than 3 bed. Lovely inside, boring 80s semi on the outside. Bigger house - less land. Driveway parking and a garage.

Which would you go for? Heart says house A, the garden and outside space is amazing. Head says house B.

I'd prefer to be in the village and closer to amenities so I'd choose house B as long as the garden is ok and not just a patio or something.

As long as I didn't have young children, house a every time. With young children, that 20min walk each way every day would drive me nuts!

House A. You can always look to extend in the future & you'll have the space. It'll be quieter, too, away from the village centre.

House A. Your children will grow up. Peace and quiet in a house I enjoyed coming home to would win it for me. I live in a house that is pretty on the outside arms it makes me smile when I arrive home.

Depends on whether the allotments may be sold at some time. I might be worried what could end up being built there.
Also depends on family circumstances, young/ish children house B.
Children left home or no children probably A.

I'd go for house A but then I love a project and I really value peace and quiet. 20 minutes' walk wouldn't be a deal breaker for me personally; it's not like it's a 40-minute drive.

Is house A detached?

Do you need 4 beds?

If you don't need 4beds I would go for house A, especially if it's detached. I'm in the centre of a village and wish I was somewhere quieter. Am fed up of noisy drunks staggering back from the pub late at night and kids arsing about outside in the evenings.

We've got young children - the neighbours to house A are another young family who moved in last year. It's walking distance to the village school.
Allotments very unlikely to be sold- farmland directly behind them and no access except for a rough lane.

House A is beautiful, no streetlights, peace and quiet, likely to be a bit of a money pit though. We'd be moving in knowing we needed to do nearly everything to it.

House B is more finished inside, the garden is still a good big size front and back, but not the huge amount of land I'd like my two to be able to run round on.

Both are semi-detached. We do kind of need 4 beds as DH needs a home office. BUT he can work in the loft room, and has dreams of a proper garden office.

A proper detached house with land is out of our budget (south east)

House A. It just sounds idyllic. If house B is an 80's house lots of updating will be required anyway.

I should also add House B is £25k cheaper and has a second reception room. House A doesn't.

House B definitely the more practical of the two with the children, the school is literally over the road too, it's nearer my daughter's friends... argh.

I think we need links!

House b is sounding more tempting if it's cheaper, won't be a money pit, and you kind of need that 4th bedroom/office and its got a second reception room and you won't have the hassle of updating everything and the garden is still a good size.

Over the road from the school can be a parking and noise nightmare. Her friends will love your massive garden. Most 80's houses are poor quality.

OP I am too invested in your thread, despite not liking DIY or gardening.

House a. Every time

We bought a small house on a big plot! Definitely the right decision.

A without a doubt.

I want to post links, but I'm afraid of being outed (although this is a recent name change) and also of someone else seeing them and buying them before we get a chance to properly decide.

Sod it...

House A www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-81194921.html

House B www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-63188226.html

House B is also on the main road through the village. It actually looks older than and 80s build. It's not quite as pretty though.

Do you like gardening? Are you looking for a project and will you get on with it? If the answer to either of those questions in no I’d go for house B. Being in village centre close to school will save loads of time - personally I’d always pick a handier location. I agree we need to see them.

Cross posted - going to look,

Our currently house was a bit of a project. Husband loves gardening, I don't mind sitting and watching him work, :D

We are booked to see them both anyway. Decisions to be made.

No contest - A.

I do like A and it's better condition than what I expected. New kitchen, some new carpets and rip some wallpaper off and it will be lovely.

No upstairs bathroom though. Floor plan makes it look like the dining room would benefit from being made bigger/better shape by knocking some walls down/getting rid of that rear lobby and the smaller store. Is that doable?