@vickyc90
Sign up with estate agents they will give you the heads up of what's coming on the market. Prepare to offer without viewing (look at similar house types), I don't see it changing any time soon.
"offer without viewing" is terrible advice, please never do this.
As a seller I would not even entertain an offer from someone who hadn't viewed the property or met my estate agent to discuss their
own market status (house to sell , no house to sell, cash buyer, mortgage applicant, local/not local buyer, moving for new job; ).
Sign up with plenty of local agents and tell them exactly what kind of property you want and can afford. Mention any must-haves and deal -breakers. This is an opportunity to build a relationship and suss out the better agents, that can be really useful.
Get your finances and your lawyer lined up. Then if you find the right place you're ready to move fast and look like a convincing competent contender.
There is an art to effective househunting. Drive (or better still, get someone else to drive) around your target area in daylight with an open local streetmap, and mark on it which streets are more attractive to you ( are you looking for plenty of parking, or bus routes, close to schools or noisy pubs, ; are there parks, trees, drunks and junkies, tiny but well kept gardens; does one street look cared for or run down). Use google maps a lot to explore the area online. Use Rightmove (free) to check previous selling prices along that road; and how often they change hands. . At a viewing, take binoculars. After you've seen inside ask to wander round outside and have a good look (binocs) at the roof, chimneys, gutters, stains or cracks on walls. And the properties either side .