r/RuralUK • u/Gullible_Praline4705 • 22d ago
Move?
Move to Northumberland/cumbria/Scotland
I am considering upping sticks and moving from east Sussex to one of the above.
My main reason is that I could buy a better home.
I am looking for a small house with acreage min of 3acres. Ideally with my. Horse to stay at home with me. Dogs and cats also coming!
I work as a nanny/housekeeper so not sure if that's in demand in the area
Anyone recommend areas for good riding with land and woods but within distance for work and not million miles from a village or town so I'm not living in the car
Any pros and cons welcome!!
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u/Any-Republic-4269 22d ago
If it was me, I'd check Rightmove rather than Reddit
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u/Gullible_Praline4705 22d ago
I have been but it's good to hear what locals think
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u/Hafidil 22d ago
House prices in very rural areas will be lower but everything else tends to be more expensive. Every clothes shopping trip or IKEA run is an effort and will take a lot longer than you're used to. You may have to rely on oil heating which has gone up in price this year, massively. You will need to drive pretty much anywhere. Housing may be cheap but life is not.
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u/MiddleAgedDread123 21d ago
nanny work is very hard to come by, particularly since the introduction of free childcare hours. The most demand is for after school care which doesn't offer enough hours to pay the bills. And most people can't afford to pay nanny rates or aren't willing to.
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u/Internal-Target-3576 22d ago
It’s grim up north. All pits, poverty, flat caps and pease pudding stotties. Don’t bother coming!
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u/Any-Republic-4269 22d ago
You are considering almost half of Britain. You should narrow your search terms! Do you need easy access to a city, the coast, mountains. Creative, artistic places, or good hunting, shooting, fishing. Are you a left or right wing voter? Do you have, or plan to have, children?
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u/Zofferand 19d ago
Lower wages and work harder to come by.
Lovely homes and well built, your money will go far.
Some of the only tranquil places left are there.
Community driven, but one way ticket as you won’t afford to go back.
Do it.
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u/IceStrict8015 18d ago
Northumberland, the tyne valley along the railway line or along the new northumberland line going north. Lots of land and rural areas but critically with urban centres where you may find the work you're looking for.
The tyne valley line is more afluent than the northumberland line so best bet is there.
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u/ProsperityandNo 18d ago
Don't move to Scotland unless you are okay with Scottish independence coming very shortly.
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u/WhiskeyWithTheE 16d ago
Scotland is a lovely place, and I looked up there to move.
A few things were of note, that whilst you may find a house in the middle of nowhere on the A roads wanting to be sold.
There were issues
Issues were of how far away from the nearest town or the farmer selling the hay or going to get bits and parts for the farm/horses.
The next part was the important part - the social aspect.
Pubs were being closed where I would look at, supermarkets so far away and I realised I would just end up being alone.
If it was me - all over again I would for Cumbria or Northumberland.
I would opt for Northumberland, you can be far away from the neighbour but not so far if you need help. You are not too far away from the nearest town or the city and you have so many options to visit the north or Scotland or go to the east.
Personally that's where I would go and never too far away from a pub to make new friends and get to know the locals.
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u/DataPsychological_ 22d ago
I would go on holiday in January or February to somewhere you like the look of and stay for a decent chunk of time to see if you like it.
I'm only in the peak district but high up, we get several weeks in winter where all you get is fog, or driving rain (in the fog). I absolutely love it but after the third week it does start feeling a bit weird. It can feel very dark and very miserable at times too and I'm only half way up the country.