Does Covid make you want to move to the country?

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We live in the countryside, in a village with a small town a mile away, and about 15 miles away from the nearest large town (with all amenities).

We are trying to sell our house. Dh reckons there’ll be lots of people in cities/large towns jumping at the chance to buy in the more spread out countryside now.

What do you think?

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I must say we've never appreciated living in the countryside more during this. I used to occasionally miss London but no more!

I'm happy living in London and feel safe here. Our R rate is reportedly around 0.5/6 and our hospital admissions lower than other parts of the country because contrary to what the media has been claiming, people have been abiding by lockdown here. No congas in the street, let's put it that way.

Yes London looks much better now thank goodness. I'm expecting our tiny R rate to go up after the summer (south west). We've been unscathed so far.

I'm very happy that you city/town dwellers are happy where you are. :D

I’m with @sbplanet

We live in the countryside have a shop in walking distance + 4 pubs

1gb broadband

Loads of walks from our door

Have a milkman so never runout of milk also get most food delivered and all of it from small businesses but all the supermarkets also deliver. Wouldn’t switch to a city, main bug bear is tossers from London on holiday.

It depends. I’d consider moving to a very large property in the countryside but wouldn’t want to live in a normal sized house in a village unless it had good walking routes. Before we left the U.K. the only thing g that made lockdown bearable was going on nice long walks. That’s not always possible from a village.

I moved to a very rural area last year but still near enough local shops and post office to manage in retirement without being out on a limb when I decide to give up the car.
I won't move back to an urban or busy environment. The air is so much cleaner here, the traffic is low, life is slow but there is still lots to do.
And no surprise coronavirus incidence is very very low here.

No, nothing will ever make me want to live rurally. I'm just not that type of person.

Wouldn’t switch to a city, main bug bear is tossers from London on holiday.

That's right, Londoners are tossers. Does that mean all rural dwellers are backwards country bumpkins? Seriously, stop with the stereotyping.

Wouldn’t switch to a city, main bug bear is tossers from London on holiday

I mean London has its fair share of northerners too y'know, and I don't just mean those that come down on a day visit at the weekend. Living in such a populated, hectic city does mean you want to escape it now and again, no need for the hostilities!

I think this situation has highlighted the benefits of being close to major hospitals with icu facilities.
That thinking is a bit back-to-front. You need ICU because you live in an overpopulated place. We have space and fresh air, we don't need to worry about other germy people so much here.
You do you and we'll do us, and both sides will be happy.

The ideal situation for me would be staying where I am, but having a house in the arse end of nowhere, so I’d have a bolt hole if the SHTF. I may have been spending too much time on the prepping boards.

@sbplanet em actually rural Scotland born and bred and still here! Just highlighting that the fantasy of moving to the countryside isn't just rolling hills, countryside, deer on the doorstep etc. There are downsides people don't think about. Dead of winter home alone with no neighbours can be creepy. Popping out to shop can be a few miles along pitch black country roads, not just in the car next stop Tesco. I wouldn't have it any other way but it's the truth.

We do have ICU here too you know!! But only 3 people have died in it of coronavirus unlike the big cities.
I visit the few others at home and most of them are quite well.

Funny, the worst hit areas currently are outside of London - I hear the midlands isn't doing too great. Read yesterday that the town of 'Barrow' is it, near Cumbria is currently worst hit. So the narrative or 'stay away from Corona hotspot London' is quite laughable to me.

Yes and no. Would not be able to afford where I would like to live as it is extremely expensive. And we wont move to middle of nowhere because of job prospects. Not that we are going to be moving anywhere for at least 5 years anyways. Then I suspect we will stay in the city but find a detached house with a bigger garden.