Urban Island

Okay, here’s a place that for some reason has taken my imagination:

Another view:

It’s in England — it could only be in England in that location — and in the chilly north (York), which would make it even less desirable.  Also, from its description it’s in terrible shape inside, and in typical Brit fashion it has only one bathroom, but ignore all that for the moment.

Like I said, for some reason it has a strange appeal for me.  The “no neighbors” thing is one attraction, and yes, there will be terrible traffic noise so having a garden is not that much of an attraction.  But it’s surely a better deal than one of the houses / apartments across the main road, which have all the same noise but not any privacy, with two shared walls and cramped living conditions.

Could you live in such a place, or is it the stuff of your nightmares?


I meant this to be posted yesterday, but in my sickened state I cocked up the date, so here it is.

2 comments

  1. Nope! —- Total Nightmare!!!.

    One bathroom and NO Vehicle access? Constant Traffic noise. …. not exactly No neighbors. My definition is that I can’t see any of my neighbors’ houses from any window. and Postage stamp lot that I don’t even own, which probably means there are all sorts of restrictions as to what I can and can’t do to the overgrown lot. ( like remove some of those trees to add a drive and Garage). and to make everything worse it’s “the popular local dog walking park”. Get off my lawn! Or, in this case, the local Counsils Lawn.

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