Looking to move - how to search by certain criteria

Perksy5

Hello!

I'm looking to move as I'm a bit fed up of my current location.
I'm desperate to have more green in my life. I want a bigger garden for example and to be close to some nice walks or green fields or forestry. 

I've looked on several property sites and much of the properties I see just seem to me much of the same, similar to my circumstances but just a few miles away.

I'm trying to expand my search by just searching random places but how does anyone decide where they move to? 
Buying my first home seemed easy as it was more of an urgent purchase and ticked our boxes at the time. But now I have the opportunity to take more of a calmer approach to my next property move I'm finding it a thousand times more difficult.

So, how do you decide where to live? How can I find a reasonable place to compare my options? It's probably glaringly obvious but I just can't think right now! 

diystarter7

Hi OP

Search o a preprty site an area of your chosig. Stpulate the min and max prices, the number of bedrooms, type of property eG detached, semi etc - the search and then look at the 'map' search and click on the places that seem to have larger gardens, greener areas etc and take it from there

Thnaks

lika_86

Do you have no other criteria other than bigger garden and near nature?!

Do you want to be within a certain distance of a big city/town/amenities? Do you prefer forests or hills? Do you have a particular budget? Do you have links to a particular part of the country? Do you have a job you need to be able to reach? Is there a particular part of the country you like to visit?

All of these things will factor into your search.

Perksy5

lika_86 said:

Do you have no other criteria other than bigger garden and near nature?!

Do you want to be within a certain distance of a big city/town/amenities? Do you prefer forests or hills? Do you have a particular budget? Do you have links to a particular part of the country? Do you have a job you need to be able to reach? Is there a particular part of the country you like to visit?

All of these things will factor into your search.

Of course I do, however I'd like to start with those criteria specifically and then filter down further from there. I can tailor that specific to my needs later.
What I'm wanting is how i can specifically search for more rural locations and just a general sense of how people decide on any given area if that makes sense.

Marvel1

Perksy5 said:

lika_86 said:

Do you have no other criteria other than bigger garden and near nature?!

Do you want to be within a certain distance of a big city/town/amenities? Do you prefer forests or hills? Do you have a particular budget? Do you have links to a particular part of the country? Do you have a job you need to be able to reach? Is there a particular part of the country you like to visit?

All of these things will factor into your search.

Of course I do, however I'd like to start with those criteria specifically and then filter down further from there. I can tailor that specific to my needs later.
What I'm wanting is how i can specifically search for more rural locations and just a general sense of how people decide on any given area if that makes sense.

I can only think ofg goofle maps for green areas and then post code search within that radius.

comeandgo

In our area we have a specific company that deal with rural/ farming sales and if I wanted to buy in that criteria then I’d use their web site.  Does your area have specific rural sales companies or are you just using the bog standard right move?

lika_86

Perksy5 said:

lika_86 said:

Do you have no other criteria other than bigger garden and near nature?!

Do you want to be within a certain distance of a big city/town/amenities? Do you prefer forests or hills? Do you have a particular budget? Do you have links to a particular part of the country? Do you have a job you need to be able to reach? Is there a particular part of the country you like to visit?

All of these things will factor into your search.

Of course I do, however I'd like to start with those criteria specifically and then filter down further from there. I can tailor that specific to my needs later.
What I'm wanting is how i can specifically search for more rural locations and just a general sense of how people decide on any given area if that makes sense.

I'm still unsure what way round you want to try and do this but onthemarket allows slightly more intuitive searching using words, so you could search 'rural' but you'd still have to set a geographic area and it does presumably rely upon those things being in the description.

I'd start with working out where in the UK you want to be which will be informed by budget (e.g. North vs South, house size), proximity to things you want (city, train connections etc) and then look at things like national parks or search for things to do in a certain area.

Few people are truly location neutral in the sense that they could live anywhere. Most will want to be near either a certain place or within easy reach of something, which is how most people decide on a given area 

Grizebeck

Ex council houses of a certain age often have much bigger gardens
What area are you looking at?

propertyrental

Forget the internet - you'renot ready yet.

Do you drive? Drive around various areas and find somewhere you like the look of. Then start property searching online in that area.

GDB2222

Before the internet, I bought a map, and just looked for the green bits.

Curiously, towns can be better for walking than the countryside. For example, Hampstead Heath in London is 600 acres, and you can walk wherever you want on it. Go out to the countryside, and it’s all fields, with only the occasional footpath. 

MFWannabe

Perksy5 said:

Hello!

I'm looking to move as I'm a bit fed up of my current location.
I'm desperate to have more green in my life. I want a bigger garden for example and to be close to some nice walks or green fields or forestry. 

I've looked on several property sites and much of the properties I see just seem to me much of the same, similar to my circumstances but just a few miles away.

I'm trying to expand my search by just searching random places but how does anyone decide where they move to? 
Buying my first home seemed easy as it was more of an urgent purchase and ticked our boxes at the time. But now I have the opportunity to take more of a calmer approach to my next property move I'm finding it a thousand times more difficult.

So, how do you decide where to live? How can I find a reasonable place to compare my options? It's probably glaringly obvious but I just can't think right now! 

Do you still want / need to be in your current area of the country? 

If so then you should have a good idea of which locations are more ’Green’ 
if you are talking of a different area of the country then post a rough area on here and people will be able to advise you which areas are green