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How many times have you moved since birth

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TrendyNannie6 Fri 22-Jan-21 17:34:12

Was just reading in a mag, that most people move 11 times in their lifetime, counted mine and it’s 9 , anticipate one more move downsizing( married Twice )

henetha Sat 23-Jan-21 10:02:04

At least 13 times, plus a couple of other short term stays.
Every single one of them in Devon.

PECS Sat 23-Jan-21 09:53:17

13.. but 15 if you count boarding school & post 18 student accommodation... 7 homes before marriage and 6 after...

Jane43 Sat 23-Jan-21 09:52:21

17 for me, 9 before marriage and 8 since marriage. No more planned but you never know. I have a recurring dream where we are moving house, it’s the day of the move and nothing is packed.

Froglady Sat 23-Jan-21 09:44:14

16 or 17 times at least! And that's after a quick count. A friend of mine complained as I'd filled up all the 'S' pages in her address book!

LadyGracie Sat 23-Jan-21 09:38:50

29, father in forces, married into the forces.

Our last move to a bungalow with a lovely large garden was just over 2 years ago and it’s here I’m staying.

Millie22 Sat 23-Jan-21 09:25:40

I've just worked out it's 8 mostly when I was a child. I've been in my current house 30 years.

Humbertbear Sat 23-Jan-21 09:25:40

Only 5. Twice with my parents and then I moved in with my husband. We moved twice. Have been in our house over 50 years and probably should move. I wonder how far people have moved? I live no more than 20 miles from where I started but my husband was born over 200 miles away.

NannyJan53 Sat 23-Jan-21 09:17:21

I had to go back in time and count, t is 11 times. I didn't realise it was so many!

Maggiemaybe Sat 23-Jan-21 09:09:19

I think it’s 16. Yet we’ve been in our current house for 39 years.

Oopsadaisy1 Sat 23-Jan-21 08:01:00

I’m in my 14th, been here for 23 years, longest time in one house

Mamardoit Sat 23-Jan-21 07:20:24

7. Mum moved in with her in laws after she married dad, and I was a honeymoon baby. We lived with grandma and grandad until I was nearly one. They where given a new council house on the edge of the village. We lived there until I was four and my two sisters were born there.
Mum found living there hard. It was up a very steep hill and a long way from any shops. She was pregnant with my brother so they wanted to move into the village centre and buy their own place.
We all moved back in with DGP. Goodness knows how we all managed to fit in. Our baby brother was born there and we stayed for a few months so grandma could help mum out.
We moved into a small terraced house. It was too small right from the start but it was near to the school, post office, lots of shops and my DGP. Mum felt less isolated so I suppose it was the right thing to do.
We moved to a three bed just after I started secondary school. By then there was another baby sister. DB had the box room and us girls eventually had two bunks in the big bedroom.
I met DH who already had his own place. We lived there for a while then bought a little two bed nearer to where we both worked. I was determined we would have a 3 bed before we started our own family. I hated sharing with my younger sisters!
So we moved to where we have lived for 44 years. We have extended twice to accommodate our own family. It's much too big for us now. We really should down size but we love the big garden and it's been great to get out and grow veg during the first lock down.
We will probably move again but not until things get back to normal. Maybe that should be nearer normal. If we end up staying here so be it.

Katek Sat 23-Jan-21 07:12:44

.*SuzannahM*. it’s not often I meet others with a similar peripatetic background
I often wonder if it made us more or less resilient. We certainly had to adapt and survive very quickly! One academic year I actually attended 3 schools in 3 terms - hard going.

Ashcombe Sat 23-Jan-21 07:11:13

13, if I include student years in Birmingham.
Wilts., Surrey (2), Birmingham (3), Michigan, USA, Beds (2), Staffs (2), Torbay (2) with regular periods in DH's home in France since second marriage in 2015 (until the pandemic ☹️)

Gagagran Sat 23-Jan-21 06:23:53

12 for me and I think there may be one more before I am done.

Yorkshire, The Wirral, Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Hampshire. Total of 44 years in God's Own County, 9 each in Bedfordshire and Hampshire and 7 in The Wirral. That makes me see why I still feel my roots in in Yorkshire.

Hithere Sat 23-Jan-21 05:58:55

22

MiniMoon Fri 22-Jan-21 23:25:29

3. Moved out of parents when I married, and twice since.

This is the furthest I have lived from the place of my birth, and it is only eleven miles.

BlueSapphire Fri 22-Jan-21 22:52:03

About 10, plus three postings to Singapore, Cyprus and Australia (and back home again) so 16 altogether. Plus we had moves between houses when posted abroad.

geekesse Fri 22-Jan-21 22:23:00

25. My Dad was RAF when I was born, then an ex-pat. I married another expat. It’s one reason I insisted on living in one place when the kids were growing up - I wanted them to have roots, which I never did. Even now, if I’m asked where I come from, the answer is ‘it’s complicated’.

SpringyChicken Fri 22-Jan-21 22:07:47

Twice! Once when I married and then six years later. Lived in the current house thirty eight years.

Hellogirl1 Fri 22-Jan-21 22:04:17

10, the last move was over 35 years ago, don`t think there`ll be another.

grannyactivist Fri 22-Jan-21 21:47:02

I've been in my current home for 23 years, but before moving here I'd had 18 moves. We talk about downsizing, but we have a large family who still stay over very often (when we're not in a pandemic), plus we usually have great numbers of lovely visitors.

BladeAnnie Fri 22-Jan-21 21:42:50

14 times - hopefully never again!!

NotTooOld Fri 22-Jan-21 21:40:21

16 so far.

Casdon Fri 22-Jan-21 21:37:36

14 so far, I’d like to move again to somewhere smaller (but in the same area) when my son leaves home.

GagaJo Fri 22-Jan-21 21:36:12

I love a move. Nothing like changing house, town, country for a shake up. I have itchy feet after a couple of years.