So torn what to do. Me, my husband and 3 month old daughter live in a two bedroom flat in a relatively central part of our city. We love living here as we have friends, there's loads of cafes etc in walking distance and great links into the centre for lots to do. I am also enjoying all the baby classes in the area.
However, we are already struggling with space - my husband works from home, the second bedroom is quite small and baby stuff is everywhere. We have decluttered but think we will need more space in future so little one can have her own room and my husband can WFH without being in our room or living room, plus we hope to have another child in future. The flat also feels hard to baby proof (open plan) so worry she would end up in a play pen a lot. We also don't have a garden here, though are near a big park.
We recently decided to move to a small town about 20 miles outside the city. Friends of friends there and love it, it's got great schools, a lovely high street, and it would only be 30 minute drive back to our current location (if no traffic), though v limited parking. At the moment there are new builds in a great spot in the town and we could afford a 4 bedroom. The houses are so lovely with so much space and a really homely feel. I've checked and there are baby classes in town and have been told it's a really friendly place with lots of new families. But we are both having cold feet now at the thought of leaving here.
We also looked at three bedroom flats in the same area we are now. We found a great one with good floor space, but having seen these lovely spacious houses with gardens made us both discount it almost immediately. But now we wonder if we decided too quickly. If we moved to a three bedroom flat, it would allow us to stay in our area longer and enjoy what we are used to. The cost would be a little less than the house though still a big increase. However, we worry we may still want to move for the space/garden in the future, so would waste a lot money on moving costs twice. Plus the lovely houses that are currently being built will all be taken and while we don't need a new build, houses are likely to get more expensive/not readily available.
We are so stuck but really need to decide in the next few days (if we want the plot we have our eye on - and it is the best plot!). Any thoughts? People been in similar situation? Both of us grew up in small towns in nice houses so may be stuck on that 'ideal' but also do love the idea of more space. Just go back and forth constantly.