flat v house

[Greenhats10]

FTB here and would love to get MNetters advice on our dilemma. We are FTB with a toddler and are currently looking to buy our first property in London. Just started looking but already found a nice two-bed house in an okish area - primaries fine, secondary terrible (would have to move and its really terrible), longish commute - this week we also saw a really nice two-bed flat in a great area with an amazing primary and secondary school and a much easier commute. They are priced almost the same - but now we are really confused about what to do in this market.

Do we go for the house for now but know that we will have to move in say six years time to a completely different area and uprooting everyone or go for the flat where we could stay for much longer (it's really big and the schools are great). I know that everyone always says house over flat but with the looming recession we are just totally confused. Plus my partner is European and totally loves flats - his dream home would be a flat in one of the mansion blocks by Marylebone rather than a detached house. Any advice??

It s a flat with garden so room to store those items
Op already said prob only one child

@Puffthemagicdragongoestobed - yes, am definitely underestimating how much stuff there is. in our current rental there's so much space which has been great. the flat does have two sheds, but that still not as much storage as in a house.

Sorry that you guys have to move - I was wondering whether a lot of people end up doing that in FH. It must be hard. A friend of a friend seems happy with the school despite the results etc - do you think it will get better in a few years?

@Embracelife

problem with the flats are that the second bedroom is small

Depends on the flat
Layout
Some will have 2x double some won't

Unless you earning 100s of k or can afford to spend 800k plus probably a lot more you won't get a 3 or 4 bed in the area you want in N London

There is nothing wrong with a garden flat .

Embracelife, if this in response to me....i live in a flat in Ally Pally, and there are many flats like mine in the area, with the same or similar layout . So if it's one like mine(and it sounds it) the second bedroom is small.