These two houses and what to do?!

[reipppw]

In early pregnancy DP left. I carried on and not heard a peep. I’d been wanting to move up the property ladder myself in the last year or so. I currently own a 2 bed terrace on the outskirts of Birmingham. It’s nice inside and quite spacious but you walk into the living room and it’s basically just a square landing upstairs etc. I sold it and have been looking to move nearer to family who live in the Peak District. Peaks are too remote for me but ive just had an offer accepted on this house..

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/124614893#/?channel=RES_BUY

i am now thinking I am going to be an hour or so from Birmingham or Manchester or Sheffield and won’t have a city on my doorstep like I do now. I have car but where I currently am I am by the train station so could hop on it though I never actually do.

im worried I won’t meet anyone here if I move?! Though in fairness ex dp lived an hour from me anyway so I wasn’t exactly local to my place just outside Birmingham. I’m just suddenly having a crisis about it all as I never wanted to do this alone but I am also aware that now is the time to move if I am going to. I would be an hour closer to family too and so only 25 mins in total which would be nice. It’s obviously more rural but I do have a car.

sorry all this is jumbled. This is not my current house but is an example of the sort of size I have a the moment:

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/125176622#/?channel=RES_BUY

Personally I think you’ll find family really supportive . You’re not far from Nottingham or Leicester, even Derby. I suppose what will afford you the best quality of life?

@Embarras83 the new house is more expensive so I will have far less disposable income. But equally I will not have the chance to buy again for a while if I don’t now mainly because I’ve secured a 10 year rate that has now nearly doubled. I would have to wait another 3/4 years otherwise.

So difficult!!! I feel I would just go for it esp with the 10 year rate.

The 10 year fixed is very advantageous - interest rates are only going to go up in the short term.

Where you are moving to is not tiny and isn't that far from larger places like Derby. Looking at the property I think it will be much nicer for your child(ren) as well. I think I would go for it

Thanks @Embarras83 @ManAboutTown

One of my irrational worries is never meeting anyone in the more remote location!!

@reipppw - try Meetup as a starting point - they can point you towards social groups in the area you are moving to. You sound like a level headed person - I'm sure you will meet people

Thank you I will look that up