My DH and I are looking to upsize. We have 1 DC but would like another. We’ve sold our house and been looking for 3.5 months. A lovely house has just come up that ticks all of our must haves (min 3 bed, decent size flat garden, driveway, bit of character e.g 1930’s-1960s house, not a Reno, walking distance to parks and high street, semi detached or detached). It also has lots of nice to have extras including an office (we both work from home), utility room, family room (in addition to living room) and playroom. However, it’s on a main road and there are 4 steps up to the front door. We would never be able to afford this much house on a quieter road.
It’s a very wide main road and fairly set back, with a big drive way. It’s a 30mph A road but it’s not a rat run so is never really busy, but a steady slow stream of cars. The house is doubled glazed but I could still hear a buzz of cars go past with the windows shut. I don’t know how busy it is at night but I am a light sleeper.
It also has 4 big steps up to the front door. My DC is 2 and we use the pram often but he could get out and walk up the steps whilst I carry the pram in but I would like another baby.
Schools are great and proximity to all the things I want to be close to is great.
Would I be crazy to go for it, considering we’d never out grow it and we would never be able to afford a house this big without being on a main road? I’m really stuck for what to do.