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Do you like where you live

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Blue5 Sat 13-Feb-21 16:00:39

I have not liked where I live for a while but being in lockdown has made me realise that I like it even less . Does anyone else feel like this .

GagaJo Sun 14-Feb-21 12:23:52

I used to really like where I lived. It suited my life 10 years ago when I moved there. But my life has changed so much, that I am starting to wonder if I should do the house up and move. BUT given that I won't have a regular income soon, and also that it costs SO much to move house, wonder if I should just put up with it.

Blossoming Sun 14-Feb-21 12:28:28

I love where I live. I once preferred living in a remote cottage, but now I am disabled and in poor health I need to be nearer to hospitals and shops so I’m glad we moved. I miss walking on the moors but I could no longer manage it anyway.

timetogo2016 Sun 14-Feb-21 12:30:55

To be honest Calendargirl,i only know is it`s because they are stinking rich ,it`s just a saying iv`e heard the whole of my life.

Happyme Sun 14-Feb-21 12:38:42

Yes GagaJo life changes and in the past we have always been happy to move home to accommodate those changes....hence so many moves.
But now I feel so reluctant to even change colour scheme ?. Don't know if it is age related or I am just content.

sodapop Sun 14-Feb-21 13:11:28

We love our village house in rural France, so peaceful and space for our animals. I do worry a little about being closer to amenities we have to drive to the local shop and town, there is no public transport.
Ideally I would like to live by the sea but I'm happy here.

seacliff Sun 14-Feb-21 13:42:28

I am not totally in love with our place, but I don't think we will move. To find somewhere we both like, and can afford, would be difficult and expensive. We have appreciated having the space indoors and out, especially during lockdown.

I love the fact that we have plenty of space for parking, no worries on noise from neighbours although we can see several and they are lovely. We are 3 miles from the nearest shop or pub, which is a bit too far.

We are on the edge of a AONB and 3 miles from the sea, which I love.

Maggiemaybe Sun 14-Feb-21 13:43:53

Yes, I do. It’s quiet, but well placed for getting out and about into countryside, buzzing cities or good towns with independent shops and great pubs and restaurants. Everything we need’s easy to get to. We’ve a good community, lovely neighbours and plenty going on. The only things we’re short of are a station and the sea. And the one thing I really do miss is living by the sea.

missingmarietta Sun 14-Feb-21 13:59:50

I love where I live. A bit too suburban but with the advantages of all amenities, GP, supermarkets, schools, library etc a walk away, good road and rail connections and with countryside nearby. I have a lovely bungalow and garden which I love. I feel very lucky.

I'm on the coast with 3+ beaches to choose from, and more a short drive away. Lots of pretty villages not too far away to visit too.

My town has enough character buildings, cottages, old lanes etc to give a feeling of the past. There are rivers to walk along, hills as a backdrop and farmland surrounding it. I like the mixed demographic, and every type of housing you can think of. Something for every one.

One place I lived in was so 'desirable' the people [not all of them obviously] there were very stuck up and territorial it was unpleasant both for residents [if they had a manual job] and incomers.

midsummer70 Sun 14-Feb-21 15:07:07

Twenty five years ago. myself. and now late DH. took early retirement and bought our 'dream home' that was one of several properties being built but a mile from a beautiful sandy beach.No shops/etc etc no public transport then or now but heyho who needs these when old age is the last thing on your mind.My then, now also late mother. as was her usual all 'doom and gloom'self heard to say, when on her first visit 'what will you do when you are old ?hmm]how old is old? I can never see myself living any where else.

annodomini Sun 14-Feb-21 16:04:04

A former mining village, now a small town, near but not part of a large conurbation. Quick access to the motorway network and airport. There's a variety of countryside close by - hills and dales, canal-side and river bank walks too. Plenty of shops - 3 supermarkets and plenty of eateries too. I like it, having been here for 20+ years, but don't love it enough to want to spend the rest of my life here.

grannysyb Sun 14-Feb-21 16:37:04

Suburban South west London and very happy, been in this house since '97, could with another bedroom but we mand age with two. Near Royal park, good doctor round the corner, station up the road and when we're allowed to travel again, free public transport. Very good library service, can't see us ever moving.