I have just sold a detached bungalow, it’s been in the family for 25years, had plenty of space for a nice garden, but as we got older, we became less able to cope with its upkeep, remote area, and lack of facilities and local services, and was a real pain transport wise for anyone who could no longer drive.
Although it was a Bungalow, it definitely was a home more suited to someone young and fit enough to maintain it, it certainly was not for us!
We have a House on a new estate where all the facilities, shops, delivery services, and Medical Centre are within reach either on foot, or by using my Mobility scooter. The downstairs is very disabled friendly, with a shower room and a study which can be used as a ground floor bedroom. The upstairs rooms can be used for teenage Grandchildren if they ever need to stay, all the younger ones now grown up and no longer require ‘Babysitting’ when Mum and Dad go out!
The area we live in is covered by several private Care agencies should the need arise, something the Bungalow was not, likewise no Supermarkets or takeaways covered that area either, and a very poor bus service via a long walk and then once a day, hence we Sold it in favour of more suitable living arrangements, the best thing we could have done given the circumstances.