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I want a five bed house for 350k - where can I get it?

221 replies

fedupwiththiscrap · 13/12/2020 23:12

I’m sick of living in a poky little house with no space for anything. I want to spread out, with a separate playroom for my 3 DC where I can put all their toys so the rest of the house doesn’t look like a total bombsite 24/7. I want a toilet that’s not right next to the bedroom or the kitchen so I don’t have to smell my DH’s disgusting smells or hear him doing a number 2 whilst I’m in bed or (worse) cooking. I want a big garden so I can shove the DC outside in the summer. I want lots of bedrooms so family can actually stay with US and not have to rent a crappy Airbnb or stay at a bed and breakfast down the road. I’d quite like a kitchen we can eat in plus two reception rooms on top so we’ve got lots of space for arts and crafts, music practice and other stuff.

The problem is, I have a budget of 300k and refuse to live in a modern property because I hate them. I also want to live somewhere stunningly beautiful and preferably on the coast. Work isn’t an issue - we can do that from anywhere.

Where can I go?

OP posts:
fedupwiththiscrap · 13/12/2020 23:14

Sorry - budget is 350k!

OP posts:
Nightmanagerfan · 13/12/2020 23:17

Skegness? NE Coast? Northumberland? Certain areas of Scotland would fit the bill too

BigusBumus · 13/12/2020 23:17

Somewhere in the Fens. Massive farmhouse type properties, loads of land and near the Norfolk coast. Just fuck all else there.

XmasHollie · 13/12/2020 23:18

Wirral

lurker101 · 13/12/2020 23:18

Northern Ireland - you could get a lovely house for that price - Bushmills, Coleraine, Portrush, Portstewart way all either coastal or within 15 mins drive

Gobbeldegook · 13/12/2020 23:20

North

thefavourite · 13/12/2020 23:20

My house in SE Scotland, between Berwick & Edinburgh fits that bill, but its new, sorry. You'd pay another £100k for a coastal property with character and less space here!

Claphands · 13/12/2020 23:21

You might get something around Margate for that price but not a Victorian property unless it needs a lot of work.

bitheby · 13/12/2020 23:21

Mid Wales easy. You can drive to the coast. Maybe prices on the coast are ok too but I don't know the market there.

emptyplinth · 13/12/2020 23:21

Where are you now op?

Dropdeadfred2 · 13/12/2020 23:23

www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/57169206

Poorlykitten · 13/12/2020 23:23

Cumbrian coast?

Didiusfalco · 13/12/2020 23:24

Probably Scarborough, Filey, Saltburn. Somewhere round that bit of coast?

MRC20 · 13/12/2020 23:29

Not coastal but you could easily get a 5 bed detached in Northamptonshire or Derbyshire.

Snowball2020 · 13/12/2020 23:30

I was going to suggest the north, maybe north west or east.

GeoffreyGeoffreys · 13/12/2020 23:30

East Yorkshire

Albless · 13/12/2020 23:31

Under budget, and garden not the biggest.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/97801094#/

MarthaWashingtonsFeralTomcat · 13/12/2020 23:31

North Shields?

Near to Newcastle for nightlife/teenagers, lots of good schools.

£350k might not be enough for a massive garden, but something like this? www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/82403221#/

Snowball2020 · 13/12/2020 23:32

Sorry I didn’t read the last part about being near the coast Blush

Unalome · 13/12/2020 23:33

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/60519468

Beautiful views. 20 mins to the coast. There’s a boot room between the downstairs loo and the kitchen. Plenty of reception space.

peapotter · 13/12/2020 23:33

Central belt Scotland. We have all that and more for 300k. Nice area.

Semi-detached though, rural but not coastal. You could get a detached for your budget nearby but you’d have to be a bit more remote, which is less fun for teenagers.

thishouseisashittip · 13/12/2020 23:34

Pembrokeshire 😁

ImAllOut · 13/12/2020 23:40

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-87436732.html
About 25 minutes from the sea and 30 minutes from Cardiff so not too far from civilization. £345k for 5 beds with a nice sized garden plus fields behind.