Moved to a new area and hate it #UK

We had a 3 bed semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (West Midlands, Birmingham). Then the news about 5.5k houses being built hit. We have decided to sell up and move. I always wanted a nice quiet life in a village. We have moved into a village in Lincolnshire and I feel like I've made the biggest mistake of my life. I am constantly crying, blaming myself for not researching the area enough. I miss everything about the old place - Sutton Park, massive Asda within walking distance and convenience of having everything within 15-20 minutes drive. I imagined that living in a more rural location will give me access to a lot of lovely walks and I will just enjoy that. In reality there is only one park in the village where you can't get your dog off lead and walks by the barrier bank or a river (quite boring to be frank), everything else is at least half an hour drive away.I am further away from everything that was around 1.5-2h drive before- Wales, Peak District, Malvern Hills etc. The area seems deprived (outside of the village), everyone drives like they are trying to test the max speed of their cars and even supermarkets are just small and expensive.

We have only been here 3 weeks, village is overall quiet, well looked after and people are lovely, but I can't seem to get out of the hole of sadness.

Moved 100 miles away, but it feels like I am in a different country.

Anyone else been in this position? Will this pass? Or should I not bother with unpacking and put the house up for sale?

And yes, I know I have only myself to blame.

Posted Jul 3, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC

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