Ideas for living in a rural area

Five of the best features for Countryside homes.

Love the idea of living in a sleepy town, but want easy access to the city?

We have collected ideas on idyllic homes to inspire you to find the perfect place to live.

A barn conversion is the perfect property to look for set in a rural location, however, within a few minutes, you are the in the heart of a town or city centre.

Features to look for…

We have found many properties that were formally used as a holiday let, but the owners refurbished the property for themselves to live in, to a remarkably high standard.

These properties were stripped right back and new double glazing was fitted by a local company in Dorking, alongside soundproofing and a full rewire before the internal refurbishment took place.

This mid-terrace barn conversion now has a solid dark Oak floor, a luxury kitchen with a Stoves double oven & solid wood breakfast bar.

The bathroom suite has a P shaped spa bath including shower and outstanding Italian tiles from floor to ceiling. And for those cosy winter nights, the barn is also fully central heated.

But the main reason you will fall in love with this barn and properties like it is its rural location having views of open fields to the rear and your own private plot with great potential for extension or even adding features such as a summerhouse.

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Why are properties like these so sought after?

Properties within an easy walk to the local village or high street for a meal or an evening drink without the need to use the car are just one of the reasons many people are moving further out from town and city centres.

On top of this, properties such as the barn discussed above are often the perfect contender for planning granted for extensions to the rear if you ever felt the need to extend.

In areas like these, you have plenty of parking with 3 private spaces in a courtyard or a nearby road.

Advantages of investing in rural properties

The biggest advantage of buying an idyllic property in a countryside town is that these properties give you a potential added income.

As these locations are often subject to many visitors for ‘weekend away’ type holidays, there is potential for you to use your property as a holiday home if you are ever away for a long period.

Not only this but if you should decide to move on from the property, you have the potential to keep it and rent it out on a short or even long term basis.

If the location is truly stunning, to make this even more special and top of the range, you could add extra features such as an arctic spa hot tub on the newly laid patio which overlooks the breath-taking views. To give it that extra selling point for guests or potential tenants.

Properties like these would make a wonderful holiday getaway, investment or a home to have a taste of the good life.