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p00hsticks

I'm sure it's something people consider - I've done it a couple of times - but the main sticking point in a lot of cases is probably the distance you'd end up being away from family and friends. Also I've not experienced Iife in rural Scotland myself, but having moved further north each time I've moved, in general the further north you get the colder/wetter the weather. so your energy bills go up.

Langerhan

p00hsticks said:

I'm sure it's something people consider - I've done it a couple of times - but the main sticking point in a lot of cases is probably the distance you'd end up being away from family and friends.

This is exactly what stopped me moving away from the city. I could have bought a house with a garden instead of a tiny flat, but I'd have been hours and hours away from my friends and my entire family. Quality of life isn't just about how much floor space you've got - it's also the community around you.

elsien

Plus most people tend to need the job to go with the associated house move. So it does depend on what feel during the jobs market is like in the bit of rural Scotland that you’re looking at for example.

Skiddaw1

We moved from urban Berkshire to a village in Cumbria three years ago and we've loved every minute of it. We'd been planning it for some years however (and knew the area very well).

I do wonder how many of the people who did an 'escape to the country' during the pandemic when homeworking became the norm have since regretted it?

TadleyBaggie

My wife and I could realistically move to another area, we are retired, mortgage free in the south east. In fact I even suggested to my wife a few years ago, but it's just too easy to stay put.

housebuyer143

I moved to Wales from Devon and stayed because it's so damn cheap here. Or it was. 

Got on the housing ladder at 21 with a 2 bed semi and have now upgraded to a 4 bed detached at 34. 

If I was in Devon I would never have got on the ladder at the time and would never be able to afford the house I have now. 
Do I wish I was nearer my family, yes actually sometimes I do, but we visit a lot and live a nice life where we are. 

It's very daunting to uproot your whole life, so once people have kids it's less likely again. 

superstylin

Sometimes you really don't need to move that far to benefit from cheaper property. I'm from Newcastle, but moved to Sunderland to get a bigger property more suitable for our family. I'm only 20 minutes further away from family. 

MrsPorridge

Moved from London to Cornwall 20 odd years ago.  Absolutely no regrets, BUT it is a 24 mile round trip to the nearest supermarket and it was a 44 mile round trip to go to work.  DH and I both retired now and are pleased that we made the move when we did and did not wait till we retired to do it.  Now mortgage free and that enabled us to retire early.

FreeBear

MrsPorridge said: BUT it is a 24 mile round trip to the nearest supermarket and it was a 44 mile round trip to go to work.

All well and good if you have your own vehicle and can afford the fuel & running costs. If you are reliant on public transport, rural areas are not really an option. Some of the more remote areas of the country come with additional costs such as delivery surcharges, higher food prices, and so on.

user1977

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I'm posting this as I feel moving might be an option that a lot of strapped for cash city dwellers haven't considered.
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Now obviously if you have a career or good job in the city this isn't an option But I do wonder if people realize how cheaply they can get decent property in some parts of the country. I'm not sure what the rules are so won't post a link to an example, but I'll describe it.

3 Bedroom semi detached house in a nice rural village in Scotland with easy commute to Glasgow. It's a reasonably well off area - lots of nice houses owned by business people so schools etc will be good. 

Price £55,000

This one, I presume: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/126662609#/?channel=RES_BUY

Firstly, it's timber-clad, which might be a problem for some lenders - there might be other non-standard construction stuff going on, I'm not sure. I suspect that partly explains the price though..

Also, I'm not sure that living in a council estate in Ayrshire is quite the rural idyll you suggest, or that it's a typical choice of better-off commuters to Glasgow.

While I'm sure most of your neighbours will be lovely, here's an example of what one of them has been up to recently: https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/man-battered-mad-dog-2020-23446497