I'd go for area if it was me Lockes...... but I guess it depends what you mean by the area being *just Ok*

well Baz its not bad...BUT right across the round is REALLY bad, and its a very busy area, where the second choice is its really quiet

Depends what you mean by the area is "just ok."
If the area is less than pretty but I loved the house, I would go for that.
But if the area is riddled with crime and anti-social behaviour it would be a no-no, even if the house was palatial.
Bad neighbours can make life hell.
I am mostly bad at decisions, so I don't envy you.
Good luck Lockes in whatever you do.

Neither ... you've gotta love your house and you have doubts about both ... it's back to Rightmove for you!!!

Sorry - that probably wasn't the answer you wanted - someone once told me that you know you should only buy a house if you can imagine where your Christmas tree will go. Can you see yours in either house?

Having lived in a lovely house... in the wrong area....  I would say go for the ok house in the right area!!!

in the wrong area your lovely house can not seem so lovely anymore!  

I moved in the end....   to a house that was not quite as lovely... but in a village that is bliss compared to the old area.

... although Rexi has a point!

I have made the mistake of looking at a house and not liking one particular thing about it... but the rest being just what I wanted.   So... getting the house thinking I could live with whatever it was I didn't like.

That thing that I didn't like ends up becoming something I hate... and it just escalates & escalates.. & then I move.

Actually yeah I can An TBH Rexi its not that simple going back to Rightmove, I dont have that choice at the mo. its just between these two. Its a take it or stay were you are option

Not that bad YET, but the area REALLY close to it is

Don't do it then!    Cos if they put curfew on the antisocial area... it will all migrate to your area!  (Been there... done that!)

Do you know what, that one little sentence has just made up my mind......you are so right.




disclaimer:if I move and dont like the joint Ditty is to blame

I wouldn't go there then Lockes....

Oh never thought of that

It's easier to make changes to a house than it is to the area

Agree with everyone - don't go with the iffy area

Absolutely spot on hoochie

Just give me a ten min head start

I'm moving in the next few weeks too Lockes and we've had the same dilemma. We saw some lovely big houses in not such great areas but in the end we plumped for a smaller house in a lovely area. You can always make a house your own.

Location location location        

Never a truer word spoken...........Good luck with the move whatever you choose

That is exactly the same as my dilema....big/small.....But Ireally love the area the small house is in

twas the same for me....  & I loved the space in the old house...  I do miss it here!

But...  the area was ok when I moved into the old house.. but it was surrounded by not so nice areas....  we had the curfew migration thing... & then over about a year a few neighbours moved... and new people moved in and all of a sudden the area was just as bad as surrounding areas.

A few families can seriously have an impact on your quality of life!!

It ended really badly for us... my daughter then aged 8, got pushed onto a rusty pipe by a gang of teenage girls... ended up having 30 odd stitches in her leg.   Police couldn't do much about it (though they did investigate... this caused the ringleaders to sit outside our house & jeer at me & my daughter)...

we moved...

  

Go with the better area. You need to feel safe and comfortable. Can you extend the smaller house in the future?

Yup!

 That is awful Ditty and very intimidating, isnt it surprising how quickly an area can decline. Hope your daughter is OK.

See my eldest daughter is disabled so I really want to go somewhere that wont cause her problems, and you are right the small house in the nice location is a definiate choice for me now

My daughter is 17 and is fine now, thanks Locke

But yeah... go for the smaller house xxx

yes it is a posibility

Then definitely go with the smaller house. You can make the house exactly as you want it then, and if it's in a better area you'll be able to add much more value to it.

That`s where you`ll be happiest then Lockes. That`s the most important thing.

I'm gonna go with everyone else and say go with the nice area For the reasons they all said

 Evening!

 Evening hoochie  

Thanks guys you have really put things in perspective for me I can already see my xmas tree and where my furniture will go, and walking my doggy ine the lovely local woods.....


Oh god help the neighbours

 That's one of the first things I said to my OH when we were looking around the new house!  

Aww  Happy days ahead Lockes..all the very best.  

Haven't read the replies but personally I wouldn't go for a nice house in a bad area. I'd wait to get a nice house in a nice area. Even in a nice house a bad neighbour or bad area can affect how you feel about where you're living eventually, just my thoughts.

I just read through this thread just as it was about to disappear off the page.  What a lovely supportive thread and it sounds like you have really helped Lockes to make the right decision.  Great work guys