£125k budget - where would you go? 21 July at 3:44PM edited 21 July at 4:05PM in House Buying, Renting & Selling 20 replies 1.4K views

leypt1

A thought experiment in the spirit of this thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6284289/your-dream-property-where-would-you-buy

If you had a maximum budget of £125,000 to buy a house outright anywhere in the UK, where would you go, and why?

As for me, I value liveliness, amenities, community, and access to"proper" greenery/nature, so somewhere like Glasgow or Newcastle would potentially suit!

leypt1

in the whole of Sussex this money would get you a caravan

Cakeguts

Littleborough, Lancashire.  It is a small village on the edge of open countryside and there is a train station with a commuter line to Manchester.

cherdoll

For £125k probably South Yorkshire area...some beautiful homes in that region 

Louise.H

I would go to somewhere around Swansea, you aren't far from the beach, city and some very nice countryside. Cardiff is about 45 minutes on the motorway and you can quite easily get into England (if you want to).

leypt1

cherdoll said:

For £125k probably South Yorkshire area...some beautiful homes in that region 

Got to love those trad stone terraces! Plus if you're lucky you might end up in Penistone

MovingForwards

Where I did buy last year and pocket the spare £45ish grand.

RelievedSheff

For £125k I would probably stay in Worksop.

Could buy a nice house for that here. Probably not a forever home but something to bridge a gap comfortably.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/110434076#/?channel=RES_BUY

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/97189394#/?channel=RES_BUY

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/89670223#/media?id=media0&ref=photoCollage&channel=RES_BUY

justwhat

isle lewis , uist , Scalpay (you get the gist lol ). Would also need to be 20 years younger lol 

Funky bathroom in this one and only 75k lol
 
https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/40615488/?search_identifier=48dc7ba5d5707fb9d01e2a9454715d47

Davesnave

A long way from the big centres of population where a fund like that will still get you something a human being deserves as basic shelter. I don't mean far out in the wilds where you'll need a 4x4, or tourist areas like Cornwall, where £125k wouldn't get you anything half decent and make you feel even more like a pauper when the crowds arrive every summer.

A personal favourite might be around Dunoon in Scotland, but that's only because I know it. I'm sure there are plenty of similar locations with plenty of space around, great scenery and the possibility of work nearby. OK you'd have to put up with the wee fishwife, but she'll not be around forever!

getmore4less

Lets add detached and at least 3beds.


There are 182 to pick from but a further 266 were SSTC so missed out on them.
(some are just plots or land or derelict or auction or park)

probably a few more in Scotland that are not on rightmove.