Would like somewhere to live without neighbours!

[FrostyGirl66]

My budget is around £250,000 and would like minimum 1 acre and 3 bedrooms - does such a place exist? I've looked in the Highlands and yes it does seem possible, but does anyone know of other places where I might get such a thing? Thanks.

My sister bought an old farm cottage in East Yorkshire. In fact they bought both the pair of semi detached cottages to ensure no neighbours. Still have people walking up the lane but its a start.

Most of Wales, Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire - loads of places really.

Sorry @MrsJosh no way will you get isolated with an acre of land in the SW for that budget. I live in one of those counties have a fraction of the land and my property is worth pre-covid almost double that, and I have lots of neighbours.

Forgot about the budget, sorry.

Most of Wales would fit the bill though.

Thank you. I have looked in the West as I love it down there - many many holidays! But I can't get what I want in my budget.

I don't mind people 'around' if you see what I mean, I just don't want neighbours!! Too much noise and potential problems lol. I want to be able to potter around in my garden without worrying I have a nosey neighbour! Sitting in my garden just now has just reconfirmed my feelings as I'm listening to my lovely neighbour sharing their delightful music.

Same here. I've been scouring rightmove. Not much that fits the bill, and the budget. You do ok in rural Wales, but you are a long way from everywhere!

Northern Ireland

Ireland, Australia...

You could get something very nice and isolated in Wales.

Do you need to stay within a certain area though? Can you go anywhere?

We can go anywhere within reason - although not too far from schools. Several miles distance will be ok.

My husband would like the idea of Australia! I'd prefer New Zealand.

I've not looked at wales. I'm looking now.

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-83642609.html

Isle of Arran in North Ayrshire?

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-83244275.html

South Ayrshire, just outside village of Barr?

I'd pick a few areas to focus on where property is generally cheap. Then look at auctions and agents that specialise in rural properties. Midlands, South Yorkshire maybe?

Why do you need the land- horses or just for separation?

Northern Ireland for sure.

Probably almost an acre and well below budget

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-66787092.html

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E727&minBedrooms=3&maxPrice=270000&radius=20.0&index=24&propertyTypes=detached%2Cland&includeSSTC=false&mustHave=&dontShow=&furnishTypes=&keywords=

Use the spare £100k to convert it

Northumberland, East Yorkshire, Ayrshire

Lots of good ideas. Thank you. Good idea about agents specialising in rural properties - I've just been looking on Rightmove, so might be missing some.

Thanks for the links, I'll have a proper look at all of them when I get on the laptop.

Want the land for privacy, growing veggies and keeping chickens.

You won't get anything in Pembrokeshire for that. You might get something that needs work in Carmarthenshire: www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-71852353.html

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-74383138.html

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-65352931.html

Sorry but you please don't be selfish and move to rural Wales for cheap property, unless you are willing to learn to speak welsh fluently.

I understand the sense in learning the local language of wherever you move to, (I don’t agree it has to be fluent- but passable) but you’ll have to explain to me how it would be selfish to move there without speaking the language?

Yes, do explain @rastafasta. Would you expect me to become fluent in Welsh if I moved back when I never was whilst I was growing up in Wales?

Ha ha, is my rural Welsh-born-and-brought-up SiL allowed back in? I know she’d love to return having lived in an English city for years...but she can only say happy birthday in welsh having never learnt/ been taught it.