What does 1/2 million buy you where you live?

[The Moose]

jimmyjimjim said:

The Moose said:

£500k = approx $640k here.

Not a lot

Conversely, about 5500 sq.ft. here.

As I'm sure is the case in your area it's hugely area dependent - on the island property is just silly money. Go a little way out and the prices fall off a cliff.

[jimmyjimjim]

Here, the area tends to define the size of house which then defines the price. There's not so much of a London effect, though a recent population increase does mean that house prices are climbing.

[hornetrider]

schmalex said:

There's always this beauty in Newbury...

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

I've always wanted a concrete front lawn.

[The Moose]

jimmyjimjim said:

Here, the area tends to define the size of house which then defines the price. There's not so much of a London effect, though a recent population increase does mean that house prices are climbing.

Where abouts in CO are you if you don't mind me asking? It's always been one of those places I have a romanticized idea of what living there would be like - mountains and skiing in the winter, hunting/fishing/4-wheeling in the summer etc.

[Uggers]

I guess I could slum it here if I had to



Maybe a bit too much gravel for my liking, but the garage would appease me.



http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Also ignore the offers over £485K. No one offers over the asking price in the area I live in.

[Chris Type R]

The bedroom looks like an exhibitionist's delight.

[Uggers]

Chris Type R said:

The bedroom looks like an exhibitionist's delight.

Blinds in the glass?

Been with the Mrs for 12 year so unless a voyeur can get excited about a middle aged bloke in Elf (at christmas) PJ's and Mrs Uggers pink flannel onesie then they'd be sorely disappointed.

[8-P]

My house, well actually not quite now looking at it.

Youd get 4 beds, a single or maybe double garage, a smallish garden. Im half way between Southampton and Portsmouth in a not really London commute location although it seems quite a few do do it, but I wouldnt.

[jimmyjimjim]

The Moose said:

Where abouts in CO are you if you don't mind me asking? It's always been one of those places I have a romanticized idea of what living there would be like - mountains and skiing in the winter, hunting/fishing/4-wheeling in the summer etc.

Parker, just SE of Denver.. Utterly suburban; far from the ski resorts, fishing holes and hunting areas. In spirit at least. Not a long drive to any of them, really.

[Dawg]

5 bedroom 17th century farmhouse near Chorley lancs...


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...


Just to give an idea on 'normal' housing, our village located 1885 3 bed stone semi detached house, with loft conversion that has a staircase access, cost £117k 2 years ago. Needs a bit of tlc, but nothing major..

We're on a quiet side road that overlooks fields...80k mortgage over 20 years is currently £390p/m... I can't ever imagine moving south.. Happy as a pig in st here..

[The Moose]

jimmyjimjim said:

The Moose said:

Where abouts in CO are you if you don't mind me asking? It's always been one of those places I have a romanticized idea of what living there would be like - mountains and skiing in the winter, hunting/fishing/4-wheeling in the summer etc.

Parker, just SE of Denver.. Utterly suburban; far from the ski resorts, fishing holes and hunting areas. In spirit at least. Not a long drive to any of them, really.

Sounds awesome!

I won't derail the thread further

[5ohmustang]

The Moose said:

jimmyjimjim said:

The Moose said:

Where abouts in CO are you if you don't mind me asking? It's always been one of those places I have a romanticized idea of what living there would be like - mountains and skiing in the winter, hunting/fishing/4-wheeling in the summer etc.

Parker, just SE of Denver.. Utterly suburban; far from the ski resorts, fishing holes and hunting areas. In spirit at least. Not a long drive to any of them, really.

Sounds awesome!

I won't derail the thread further

Anything east of the front range looks just like kansas, anything West of the front range is awesome.

[kingston12]

Probably like a lot of areas, mine (Surbiton KT6) is massively variable,

Asking prices do seem to have come down a bit recently, so a decent 2 bed flat in the 'good bit' is definitely back in view for under £500k.

Two miles down the road, still in the same postcode, 3-4 bed semis can often cost less.

[Cabinet Enforcer]

There isn't a lot in the 500k bracket round here.

£360k gets you 5 beds, 15 acres, and 2 miles of fishing rights.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Only a semi though, so ahhmmm ooot

[Don]

Cabinet Enforcer said:

There isn't a lot in the 500k bracket round here.

£360k gets you 5 beds, 15 acres, and 2 miles of fishing rights.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Only a semi though, so ahhmmm ooot

Blimey. It IS a shame it's a semi, though, when it has all that land. I take it planning permission for a detached abode on its land would be impossible to obtain? You could spend your 500K by building a detached property a short distance away and then sell the house, minus the land which you'd keep. Very nice.

[lee_fr200]

In West Yorkshire you get quite a lot for your money

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

My house is a 4 bed detached in outwood on a corner plot we bought it for £170k back in 2013 and it's now apparently worth 240-250

[brickwall]

Here's what you get around me (SW London, zone 3):









2 bed, leasehold.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

[smn159]

lee_fr200 said:

In West Yorkshire you get quite a lot for your money

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

It certainly buys you a lot of cushions

[p1stonhead]

smn159 said:

lee_fr200 said:

In West Yorkshire you get quite a lot for your money

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

It certainly buys you a lot of cushions

Satellite view is something

[stewjohnst]

snotrag said:

This is in the next (very lovely) village to me, wish I could afford it. You can get bigger but it's in a very nice spot.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/s6p/46869828





Nice pub round the corner too, and nature reserve a mile down the road.

There's also this just up the road in Fairburn. I know the owner as he used to be my landlord for a time. Been trying to sell it for nigh on six years.

He built a house before this one, then bought more land and built a bigger house. I ended up renting the other one off him for six months, you can see it in the background of the outside shot.
They're both half built into a hill so a quite deceptive in terms of size.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...