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Which type of home do you prefer!

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maryrose54 Thu 28-Jan-21 14:14:59

I never used to mind that we live in a mid terraced house until recently. I notice noises from neighbours more, just normal sounds, and this heightens my anxiety, so would like a detached place.

Grandma70s Thu 28-Jan-21 14:10:18

Quiet! So I suppose detached is best, though I have lived in all sorts but always with quiet neighbours.

Very little traffic - how do people live on main roads? - and trees are more important to me than the type of house.

Namsnanny Thu 28-Jan-21 14:02:22

Detached (less noise) off street parking or drive. Neighbours, local shop, bus service, surgery, safe dog walking, pub, school (more diverse people passing by) old church. Anything I've missed?grin
The design of the property itself not too worried about, as I always have to change things around to suit my tastes.

NotSpaghetti Thu 28-Jan-21 13:58:12

I have once had neighbours I can't bear to think about... stressful to the point I couldn't function.
Next move will be detached - even if that means microscopic.

Doodledog Thu 28-Jan-21 13:55:33

For me, the style of house (ie terraced, semi or whatever) is far less important than the location and amenities.

I also think that preferences vary over the course of our lives. We've been in our house for over 20 years, and the children were young when we moved in. A garden was on our wishlist then, but it would be less of a dealbreaker now, for instance.

I prefer to live in a road rather than on an estate of similar houses, and being close to shops and restaurants (those were the days!) is also important to me - I once lived in a village with one shop half a mile away, and I hated having to use the car to get anything they didn't sell, or to go to the bank, PO etc. Now I really like being within walking distance of things.

We live quite near a school, which was important at one time, but now it is less so, and can be quite noisy when the children are going home.

Nannarose Thu 28-Jan-21 13:53:04

Even if it's only a narrow jitty, having a detached house means less worry about noise.
We built a '2 storey bungalow'. By that I mean it functions as a bungalow for us, with guest bedrooms upstairs.
We live on the main street in a small village, so people pass by and (when they can!) call in.

TrendyNannie6 Thu 28-Jan-21 13:40:37

Just that really! Myself having lived in terraced house, detached, semi, I am interested as what others prefer! I’ve never lived in a bungalow, quite fancy a detached bungalow though,