Do you like where you live

I like my house, I like the neighbourhood, we have good neighbours but I wish it was a bit nearer the sea.
Oh, and it's what one friend termed lumpy here - fine when you're young and fit, not so good later on in life.

Best place to live varies according to different surveys - or do you move around a lot, MissChateline!

Very happy with my house now that I've redecorated it from top to bottom. Location is good in that I have a lovely river nearby. Neighbours are friendly, caring but unintrusive. What more can a girl ask?!

I love where I live. A quirky old building, lovely neighbours, beautiful views in all directions - couldn't ask for any more

Callistemon
I’m with you there, I would love to live by the sea, we’ve not too far away, and I’ve really missed it during lockdown

I like our home, but no, I don’t like where I live, the plan was that after DH retired we would go home the small Market town in Hampshire where I was born and lived until we moved to Oxfordshire.
Until lockdown we would go down every month for a couple of days, but we haven’t been there for nearly a year and I do miss it.

I love where I live. Tried living in a big city for a while, but hated it.
Now we’re on the edge of a small town -it’s overrun with students, but that’s not really a disadvantage as it keeps the buses regular and the prices low.
Lovely neighbours, local shops-expensive but within walking distance and gardens to admire on walks until we can travel further.

I love where we live too, not too far from two daughters and four grandchildren, lovely neighbours, plenty to do in our little market town but 2 minutes’ walk from open countryside.
But, like Callistemon and Sara, I wish the sea was a bit closer. We have some wonderful river walks but it’s not quite the same.

I loved our home where we used to live, but over the years the area changed and when the DC had all left it was a bit too big for us. So we looked around for somewhere which had what we were looking for in a neighbourhood and downsized. So, yes, although I miss the memories of what our previous home was, it's not the same place now, and I love our new home.

If, Blue5 you don't love where you live, perhaps it's time to look around for somewhere you will love. A good lockdown occupation, making lists of pros and cons and wandering through Rightmove!

Callistemon

Best place to live varies according to different surveys - or do you move around a lot, MissChateline!

I have no idea, I guess I was referring to surveys in the guardian, but I don’t really take much notice of these things. However being an Air Force brat I have moved around a great deal in my life, I can remember 16 primary schools around the country and abroad before 2 boarding schools. I love moving and always get a two year desire to move like I did as a child with my dads posting to different places. Now I scratch the itch by moving furniture around and a total house reorganisation every couple of years. My wife has always lived in a different country to me, initially in Geneva and now in the Canary Islands so I’m well used to being somewhat itinerant.

Blue5 maybe you could move nearer your family? I love living in Harrogate, most of the neighbours are very nice, but can't help feeling the steep drive to our house is not suitable any more for me. I'm hoping my breathing and walking will improve because we are only 0.5 mile from the actual town, unfortunately a hilly walk.

I love where I live.
We only moved here 3 years ago and although we lived ina big house with a large garden in our previous life I cannot imagine being in a city for lockdown.

We live rurally now in a small village. Our neighbours are wonderful , the services are all here and by the grace of total strangers we got through 2020.

I wouldn't change a thing.

Love it where we live. 3 min walk to the sea and costal path. 15 mins to village , railway station etc. Lovely people

Oxford in East Hertfordshire, apparently, but Hexham if you want to be happy.

(Yes, I do know where Oxford is )

Where I live has been lauded as "the best place in England to raise a family" by several national newspapers in the past couple of years. As a result, what was once a small mill village with a population of circa 5000, is now a sprawling town of around 11,000. The beauty spots that attracted people to the area in the first place have been built on with 5 and 6 bedroom houses costing nearly £1,000,000; schools are over subscribed and the country lanes once filled with walkers and hikers are now filled with 4x4s. Most of the mill workers cottages have been bought en masse by wealthy business people who rent them out for more per month than they cost to buy 10 years ago. Living in an idyllic place ain't all its cracked up to be.

I love our bungalow and garden in a large village on the outskirts if a very large town.Close to all the amenities we could need but some lovely countryside on the doorstep.
However even before the pandemic our town centre was becoming very run down. I truly believe we have one of the worst councils in the countryside. Absolutely no vision compared to the two neighbouring towns nearby who have made the most of their heritage. Added to which the village set to increase in size by a third with a huge amount of houses being built on green belt and encroaching on ancient woodlands. But we have lovely neighbours, and have spent a lot renovating both the bungalow and garden and it's everything we want so won't be moving.

Calendargirl kippers are cheap. The version of this phrase I know is lace curtains and baked beans.

Forgot to say. Yes, I like where I live, countryside but not my favourite countryside, but I love my current home and cannot bear the thought that I will ever leave it.

I love where I live, I love my house, I love the town and I love the people. We live a stones throw away from our factory. We are very diverse here and I adore that. It’s economy is under pressure, especially at the moment as we rely on pubs and restaurants to keep going. We have 13 breweries within a 5 mile radius of us and without the pubs they will undoubtedly suffer. I doesn’t, however make anyone less friendly.
My DH would like to pick our house up and move back to the market town we came from. But he would also like to take all the micro pubs with him. He is just a bit of a snob and still shows our old town in social media. We moved 6 years ago.?

I love where I live, village with town 5 miles away, friends within five minutes walk, considerate neighbours, convenient shops ten minute walk and a community pub. Lived in the area for thirty plus years, moved house twice, children went to local schools and live 5/7 miles away. We have a small wood I can see, plenty of walks, house is on a well established estate.

I am contented with where I live, with house, location, neighbours and local facilities, and feel very fortunate, particularly as some are not so fortunate.

In an ideal world I would like to be near the sea, and nearer to the grandchildren, so it’s not a 3 hour journey and overnight stay every time we visit. I would also like a super eco house, but it ain’t going to happen so have to be realistic.

We live near our 3 children and grandchildren so wouldn't want to move too far . We have a holiday home near the sea where we spend a lot of time but as we are getting older now and husband not in great health we find the constant packing up and going off getting tiring so thinking of moving to a bungalow next year .

I don't like where I live, a small town which focuses on the the wealthier members of the community. Expensive shops, a lot of cafes and charity shops.
Would be very happy to leave this house but my OH has lived in it or within 2 minutes of it his whole life (twice in the actual house). I have told him if he turns up his toes before I do the for sale sign will go up asap!

I really like where I live, on the edge of London with green fields at the end of the road. Two country parks in very close proximity. I don't like that being on the edge of London there are way too many flats being built as the transport links are excellent.

I love where I live in Torbay because we enjoy a mild climate (usually!), it’s within walking distance of the sea and beautiful parks, lots of Arts pursuits, good public transport links and local shops. My neighbours are friendly and supportive.