What Age do you consider moving?

Thanks all of you for your adventures cue and comments- m going to start the conversation and see how it goes.

I hope not to move because slowly I have been future proofing my house and small garden for me.

I am 75, had bil. knee replacements but I could easily move tomorrow if I wanted to. Age does not have much to do with it- can you cope now and could you cope in 10 years time when one I would think is less active but still has one's marbles. Gardens can be a problem and gardeners cost money= even if it is just having the grass cut.

I am trying to slowly downsize but that I find is difficult.

As somebody said, it is easier to make friends when one is more mobile and not housebound.

I'm very much considering downsizing but alas this is where I part company with DH. We are both early 70s but he has a terminal illness and he would hate to move.
It will be up to me alone or perhaps the DC will take it in their stride when the time comes.
I've given up worrying but am going through clutter and making progress.
I have a lovely volunteer staying who has read Marie Condo's book.
Everyone wins when your space is decluttered and the lawn has been mind.

We moved to something more manageable in our forties (20 odd years ago) once the children had left, with a view to doing lots of travelling and needing somewhere we could simply lock up and go. Garden is very low maintenance so will probably stay here until the end and just pay for help as and when we need it eventually, assuming good health of course.

So much easier when their are two of you. So many people I know, usually women, didn’t push hard enough and were then left to do it all themselves.
It does seem to me that women look at these things in a practical light but men seem to think that it’s a sort of comment on their ability to cope.
Which of course it is?

Moving nearer to one dd. got to think about the `what if` she wants to move later. I would say stay put while there are two of you, both should want the move. All the time be aware of downsizing stuff, can be done quietly

I am 71 and I timed it right, early enough to get to know my new area and make friends. Franbern is older and she is going to a flat near her dd and that is right for her at her age. I will not be moving again. I met people via saga, had moved to small Mcarthy apartments and were living the life of riley, several cruises a year. They ranged from 78-90

Depends on your health, energy and likelyhood of dd staying put. If hubby starts to get a little bit doddery, alarm bells should ring and then go for it. My neighbour was 60 her hubs was 80 and they missed the boat, now trapped in high maintenance house, should have done something before her husband reached 80, he is now 83

We have recently downsized I'm 63 and DH is 72.....but its got nothing to do with the numbers its all about your health and resilience to the stress of a house move.
As others will confirm its all a bit stressful and you do have to prepare yourself and your house before taking any real steps. Being organised and making plans and lists is the way to go. Being coldly realistic is also important - house values are so subjective and the costs of the move must be considered.
That being said having settled in a smartly finished new build with a garden planned around any future limitations (?) in an area of the country we know and with children nearer and access to amenities we really feel it was all worth it. You both need to work as a team and support each other but if the unthinkable does happen and one of you is left behind in an unsuitable house with little back-up, the future can be far more complicated.

that was our plan but the house we were buying fell through and we cant find another we like so we're staying where we are for the present.I was told 55 is too young and 75 is too late so somewhere in the middle .On the positive side most of the things we needed to get rid of are gone so thats less to deal with when we find something else

I'm 62 and widowed and would encourage you to continue to gently nudge your husband in this direction. A smaller property with a more manageable garden nearer to your daughter sounds ideal, plus money in the bank for travel.

You could have a look at Zoopla to see what your bungalow's estimated value is and also look at property in your daughter's county. I'd also start to very quietly declutter as this was the hardest job for me, I still have the shed and storeroom to do and can't face it.

Good luck.

Well my 92 year old aunt has just moved for the third time in 5 years. in her late 80s she and her husband downsized from a 4 bed house to a 3 bed bungalow, undertook extensive building work, but her DH died suddenly. She then moved to live near a son, and sadly he too died. She is now moving into a sheltered flat.

We are in our mid-70s, living in a large house with a large garden and have no immediate plans to move, but quite happily accept that it will be necessary sometime in the next 10 years.