Hard choices

[Buffy6956]

Please help
I have a choice between two different houses both of which have their own allure...making this a hard choice.
The first house is the one I live in at the moment. I’ve lived there for 34 years since my eldest was 7 my next was 2 and my two youngest were here from birth. I love this house I’ve lovingly decorated each room adding my own touch into them.. I’ve created a garden full of character it’s a three bed semi detached in a close.
My other house is the one I’m expected to move into on a downsizing move. It’s a 2 bed terrace (large for a 2 bed) in a quiet road with a scenery of woods and fields from kitchen and bedroom window... it’s a new build with plain grey carpets all the way through and laminate in bathroom and kitchen whitewashed throughout. It’s airy bright homely with a nice basic garden.
When I’m in house number 2 I do feel at home and can envisage my furniture and belongings in there.
However as soon as I’m back through my front door in my current house I panic about leaving it and that if I do maybe I will regret it and then never be able to get it back but when I’m in the new house I feel fine being there. I’m just so terrified that if I give my house up for house number two I will have constant regrets and get depression and panic attacks because of it whilst at the same time if I don’t move I will be giving up the chance of a house in such a lovely location and condition as this one.
I just don’t know what to do

Save on moving costs and stay where you are. New builds are soulless!

Why are you moving? Is it to downsize an free up some equity? If we understand your motivations, then it will make it easier to give our opinions

Both houses sound nice, however I'd never move from a semi to a mid terrace. You've got 2 chances of having noisy neighbours rather than just one side to worry about. And you know where you live now is quiet.

Yes it’s to downsize due to being hit by the bedroom tax although I’m not that much better off by moving around £47 per month

I'd stay.

@Buffy6956

Yes it’s to downsize due to being hit by the bedroom tax although I’m not that much better off by moving around £47 per month

You love your current house. Why would you even consider moving to a house you don’t like for £47 a month, unless things are really tight?

Ok. The other place sounds really lovely as does the location. But your heart doesn’t sound in it? For £46 a week / £564 then l don’t think I could be bothered?

New builds smell . All those chemicals!
I’d stay put if you can afford it .

Stay put.

There is presumably the issue of living in a 3 bed house that a family could live in. I think in your situation you do need to consider other people. You’ve had a great innings in the house. Maybe time to let another family enjoy “your” house?

I presume it's a council/HA rental if you're subject to the bedroom tax - and that all your children have grown up & left home?

If you are currently 1 person in a 3 or 4 bedroom house, is there a 'fairness' aspect to it, too - if you could be happy in the 2 bed place, and you know you'd be making a family happy who are currently probably overcrowded, would that be a factor?

I’m not that much better off by moving around £47 per month

When you factor in the costs of moving it hardly seems worthwhile to move for financial reasons.