Which type of home do you prefer!

I'm in a detached bungalow and love it. Since my divorce I was in a terrace which I renovated, then went to a larger town house in a better area, renovated it and now in my bungalow that took me the last year to do, lockdowns held me up a lot, still have the gardens to do in Spring & new drive laid. I absolutely love it, a bedroom wall came down as I'm on my own and I didn't need 3 bedrooms and I made a live in kitchen with doors into the back garden. The dog just lay there all last summer with the sun beating down on her. This is me now, I'm very happy here with the loveliest neighbours anyone could wish for.

I’d love to pick up my current house and move it to be nearer my DDs. We are a little out of things here and a car/bus is needed to access any amenities - other than 2 pubs and an Indian restaurant (not all bad then). DD2 has just remodelled her semi bungalow - it’s worthy of a spread in a magazine and perfect for her needs.
Horses for courses in general, I think.

My dream is a detached bungalow in the middle of nowhere I want to be that crazy cat woman

Iv`e lived in a flat a victorian terrace a detached and now a semi.
I didn`t really enjoy the flat as neighbours were very noisy.
The detached was great but tended to be cold which i put down to no buildings either side.
The semi where i live now is great and neighbours can be a little on the noisy side but they are nice people.
The victorian was by far the best,well built and you never heard the neighbours as the walls were rather thick,they don`t build houses like that anymore.
somy preference would be a victorian house all day long in a little village with a pub/shop and nice country walks.

I love everything about my home - the layout, the location, the driveway, the proximity to walk anywhere, near to nice walks/ river, garden size, shops, doctors, travel routes. It's perfect and has been for 20 years and many changes.
The only things I yearn for is a porch (pending) and semi-detached neighbours who don't slam their front door like they're trying to take it off its hinges! Or clump up their stairs like a herd of disoriented wildebeest....

We started out in a rented studio apartment and now have a converted barn in the country. Sometimes I miss living in a city but it’s been good for this lockdown and now I’ve collected so much stuff I don’t know how I would downsize.

Ive lived in flats, semi’s, terraced houses, large 5 bedroom detached house and now a bungalow. For me my 2 favourite ones was the tiny two up and two down terraced house and the bungalow we live in now.

TrendyNannie6 I’ve lived in a semi and a flat, I now live in a detached bungalow, I am over the moon with it it’s all on one level of course as you get older stairs can become an obstacle, no noise from your next door neighbour it’s pure bliss and so quiet. A detached bungalow for me all the way best thing I ever did, hope this helps.❤️??Kind regards Angeleyes58xx ❤️??xx

When we both retired we moved to a bungalow - bad mistake. Rooms too close to each other so that a radio on in one could be heard in the others, no under stairs cupboard for all that stuff etc. It might have been better if we’d had a much bigger one.
We also found we became less active, and less used to using stairs which we didn’t feel was a good thing. We moved to a detached house a year ago - much better.

Now in our 15th house, best ever when the builders move out! Bungalow restoration job with large garden, unrivalled views over fields, wildlife and Labrador, what more could we want? No amenities though, OH has defibrillator implant which means he doesn't need to run quarter of a mile to the one in the village!!

ive lived in big houses now in a 3 bed bungalow, but i want to move to a smaller place, i live alone ,garden too big, too much cleaning etc, be aware of getting 'bungalow legs'
my ideal is a 1 bed bungalow with small garden,Im 65 and as often said 'its best to move sooner than later'.

It was always my dream to live in a detached bungalow in the countryside, and I have sort of achieved it. Except that instead of a bungalow it's a park home, for purely financial reasons. But it is detached and I am entirely surrounded by lovely countryside. Obviously I would prefer bricks and mortar, but it's so absolutely lovely here that I hardly ever grumble, - only when there's a strong wind!

We live in a detached dormer bungalow. We do Airbnb so it’s perfect for us as it’s on the ground floor ith it’s own entrance

A retired cardiologist once advised my father that one floor living was a killer; going up and down stairs was very good for heart health.

misty34 I would have to have an outside space, however tiny. There are some low rise flats near here and the ground floor ones have a small garden.

Kalu

*Calli*, all bay window furniture has to be cleared away to make space for our Christmas tree. ?. It’s not an empty space all year round.

I wouldn't mind!

We had a lovely bay window in our last house but the sitting room here overlooks the back garden.

I really need a bungalow now as I struggle with stairs bur just too pricey. May have to consider a flat but never lived in one and am just not sure?

Calli, all bay window furniture has to be cleared away to make space for our Christmas tree. ?. It’s not an empty space all year round.

I would like to express my every best wish Lucky. So pleased to hear of some good fortune for you. Enjoy your new home amongst friends. ?

My grandparents had a lovely house, that I have fond memories of. A big Victorian place, with a walled kitchen garden.

I would love to have a bay window - just somewhere to put the Christmas tree ?

I have always like Victorian/Edwardian houses- I like the higher ceilings, the light that you get from bay windows, I love Minton tiled hall floors and curving banisters.
Two houses ago was like that and I really miss that house, if only I could have picked it up and moved it out of the city and surrounded it with a decent sized garden instead of a pocket handkerchief sized bit of lawn! Oh - and quiet neighbours.
My AC have all chosen to live in Victorian houses ranging from tiny little 2 up 2 down terraces to spacious Arts and Crafts so I suspect they have inherited my taste.

Nannarose we built it ourselves!

I am not even mentioning that! Perhaps years ago, maybe, but even now DH keeps mentioning that "it's the only way to get what you want". He still thinks he could project manage it all (he probably could) but he won't admit he's getting on a bit.

I am also not a bungalow fan. I grew up in one and my grandparents had one. It is a bit like living in a ground floor flat.

Every good wish to you in your new home Luckygirl. It will be nice for you to be back amongst friends.
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