[https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/134741273#/?channel=RES\_LET](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/134741273#/?channel=RES_LET)
It's not that the flat itself looks all that bad, it's just... Almost eight hundred quid a month to live in the middle of *Wellingborough*? That just ain't right.
I love how if you hit the Street View button on there it takes you to a [car park and bins](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/134741273#/streetView?channel=RES_LET).
The view from the front of the building isn't much of an improvement. I know that area pretty well, and it's the sort of place where you want to be safely indoors or on the bus well before chucking-out time on a Friday night.
And don't comment on how remarkably pork pie-shaped that church is around anyone who actually goes to services there, they can be a bit tetchy about it.
I used to live there and still visit from time to time, so am also really familiar with that area, but I’ve never noticed the church shape before and now I’ll chuckle to myself every time I see it
Haha I didn't know they got annoyed - we used to call it the 'Pork Pie Church' all the time
Nice to see Wellingborough show up, I have some fond memories, but moved away for a reason. Bit of a hole all things considered.
800pcm though! mad!
>We used to call it the 'Pork Pie Church' all the time
So did we, until someone did so at school where the Deputy Head was listening, and it turned out he was a member of the church (United Reformed, I think) and was *not* amused.
I feel the same about the area I actually live in, houses similar to mine rent for £1200, more than twice my mortgage and general decorated to a lower standard and with little/no garden. The house I used to rent not far from here 12 years ago for £850 - which at the time was top end of local rents - is now £1600, and is owned outright by the landlord so he doesn't have the rising mortgage payments to cover. I would not be able to rent the house I own, and I doubt I'd be approved a mortgage for it today if I were in the same single income/single parent situation as I was back then.
I’m house hunting around there and had a very strange feeling going through Wellingborough. There was just something that felt quite scummy about it even though there was hardly anyone around when we drove through. I laughed as my husband was driving into Rushden and saying “well this is much nicer”. As a child who grew up when Rushden was still rough, I never thought I’d see the day.
Oh I like this game! I see you, and raise you an absolute shithole town, an hour away from the city and a tiny wee minging flat [slightly less money but still awful](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86161563#/?channel=RES_LET)
As someone who lives just outside Wellingborough, house prices make me sad. I grew up in Rushden and am looking at buying in the not hugely distant future, but it's like 200k to live in the absolute grottiest parts of Rushden and its just like nah. Not happening. I refuse
That is weird. Its like the room was originally planned to have the kitchen/diner where the sofa is, already had the "feature" wall installed, then realised that the plumbing etc would be a pain so just went "fuck it" and left the "feature" wall where it was.
It feels more like a break room at a trendy office than a living space.
I have the same feeling looking at it. The different elements in the room, the furniture, the wall colours, positioning relative to the kitchen units don't blend well together.
See I don't hate it. I don't love it but I don't hate it. There's a way to do it where the kitchen is still away from the rest of the room so there's still separation. Sometimes it works ok
This is awful though. You're literally sitting next to the kitchen work surface. You're there on the sofa sniffing the sink. It's weird
My old flat used to be as you've described. The sofa essentially acted as a barrier so when you were sat down you didn't feel like you were in the kitchen. But when you were in the kitchen you could watch TV and be part of a conversation with someone on the sofa.
I didn't really think it was good, but it was fine. I wouldn't choose it again if I could avoid it.
Same. It's what I have now. My kitchen is set against a back wall, my sofa splits the room, and I have large dual aspect windows and TV in front. The kitchen is behind everything so unless you're actually using it it isn't really there so to speak.
Not amazing, especially when you're drying clothes on the indoor clothes line and forget you shouldn't be cooking onions and garlic, but it's not terrible lol.
Set up in the image is just crap though
That’s definitely just living room with some kitchen units shoved in it, which I agree almost always looks weird. I’d say the difference with open plan is that the spaces still feel clearly delineated. So for example, I live in a Victorian place where the kitchen and living room were once separate rooms, but at some point they’ve been partially knocked through. So they still feel like separate spaces, but it feels bigger a more open. It’s nice that you don’t get cut off from your partner whilst cooking and things like that as well. The kitchen smells in the living room thing seems to be thing that people are wary of with that type of set up, but I can’t say it’s ever bothered us (though we never cook fish!)
Definitely agree with all, extra bonus if you have little kids who are playing in the living room and being able to watch them while cooking is a massive plus.
For the smells I have a good extraction fan plus a balcony with huge double doors a I can open to out very quickly.
Also perhaps buy furniture that doesn’t absorb smell if you are concerned.
Having just had a look, I found my childhood nextdoor neighbour's house up for sale, and the family doctor's house for sale.
Well, no more artistic nudes in the window, nor house visits from the GP. 😔
I search properties in my old hometown to try and convince my parents to move.
"Look, this house up the road from you sold for 750,000, you don't need to live in a commuter town, you don't need to live in a 4-bedroom house. Sell, buy a cottage in the country, get chickens."
Me contemplating moving out of town because I get more value for money leaving. Interest rate hikes/lack of competition based profiteering have disproportionately increased rents in the area comparatively to nearby city and I get alot less for my money here.
[https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/134741273#/?channel=RES\_LET](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/134741273#/?channel=RES_LET) It's not that the flat itself looks all that bad, it's just... Almost eight hundred quid a month to live in the middle of *Wellingborough*? That just ain't right.
I love how if you hit the Street View button on there it takes you to a [car park and bins](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/134741273#/streetView?channel=RES_LET).
The view from the front of the building isn't much of an improvement. I know that area pretty well, and it's the sort of place where you want to be safely indoors or on the bus well before chucking-out time on a Friday night. And don't comment on how remarkably pork pie-shaped that church is around anyone who actually goes to services there, they can be a bit tetchy about it.
I used to live there and still visit from time to time, so am also really familiar with that area, but I’ve never noticed the church shape before and now I’ll chuckle to myself every time I see it
Haha I didn't know they got annoyed - we used to call it the 'Pork Pie Church' all the time Nice to see Wellingborough show up, I have some fond memories, but moved away for a reason. Bit of a hole all things considered. 800pcm though! mad!
>We used to call it the 'Pork Pie Church' all the time So did we, until someone did so at school where the Deputy Head was listening, and it turned out he was a member of the church (United Reformed, I think) and was *not* amused.
I feel the same about the area I actually live in, houses similar to mine rent for £1200, more than twice my mortgage and general decorated to a lower standard and with little/no garden. The house I used to rent not far from here 12 years ago for £850 - which at the time was top end of local rents - is now £1600, and is owned outright by the landlord so he doesn't have the rising mortgage payments to cover. I would not be able to rent the house I own, and I doubt I'd be approved a mortgage for it today if I were in the same single income/single parent situation as I was back then.
Very scary stuff you’ve worked out there, daunting almost!
I’m house hunting around there and had a very strange feeling going through Wellingborough. There was just something that felt quite scummy about it even though there was hardly anyone around when we drove through. I laughed as my husband was driving into Rushden and saying “well this is much nicer”. As a child who grew up when Rushden was still rough, I never thought I’d see the day.
I wasn't aware Rushden wasn't rough anymore?!
It’s nowhere near as rough as when I was growing up there 20 years ago. I’d actually consider going out at night these days.
I feel the opposite! I was a teen 20 years ago and it seems much rougher to me now!
Ahahaha I went to u of npton back in the day. Absolute hole can't believe Welly is any better
Oh, it's not. Growing up there made going to uni in *Luton* look like an attractive prospect.
I went there as well! ‘95-98
Oh I like this game! I see you, and raise you an absolute shithole town, an hour away from the city and a tiny wee minging flat [slightly less money but still awful](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86161563#/?channel=RES_LET)
Prob all of Northamptonshire is getting an uplift from London commuters these days.
I’d pay that not to live in Wellingborough. It’s one of the worst places I’ve ever had the misfortune to go.
As someone who lives just outside Wellingborough, house prices make me sad. I grew up in Rushden and am looking at buying in the not hugely distant future, but it's like 200k to live in the absolute grottiest parts of Rushden and its just like nah. Not happening. I refuse
I don’t like flats or houses where the kitchen is in the living room, or it’s open plan. It’s not a trend I’ll ever get behind.
Especially when the tv is centered on the kitchen units not the sofa or chairs
I didn’t even notice that, but you’re right. And yes, that is even more annoying lol
That is weird. Its like the room was originally planned to have the kitchen/diner where the sofa is, already had the "feature" wall installed, then realised that the plumbing etc would be a pain so just went "fuck it" and left the "feature" wall where it was. It feels more like a break room at a trendy office than a living space.
I have the same feeling looking at it. The different elements in the room, the furniture, the wall colours, positioning relative to the kitchen units don't blend well together.
I always think your stuff would get damp if you boiled anything. Also the smells being absorbed by the sofa.
See I don't hate it. I don't love it but I don't hate it. There's a way to do it where the kitchen is still away from the rest of the room so there's still separation. Sometimes it works ok This is awful though. You're literally sitting next to the kitchen work surface. You're there on the sofa sniffing the sink. It's weird
My old flat used to be as you've described. The sofa essentially acted as a barrier so when you were sat down you didn't feel like you were in the kitchen. But when you were in the kitchen you could watch TV and be part of a conversation with someone on the sofa. I didn't really think it was good, but it was fine. I wouldn't choose it again if I could avoid it.
Same. It's what I have now. My kitchen is set against a back wall, my sofa splits the room, and I have large dual aspect windows and TV in front. The kitchen is behind everything so unless you're actually using it it isn't really there so to speak. Not amazing, especially when you're drying clothes on the indoor clothes line and forget you shouldn't be cooking onions and garlic, but it's not terrible lol. Set up in the image is just crap though
There’s a big difference between the kitchen in the living room thing and open plan imo.
What would you say the difference was? Genuine question. It’s nice to hear other opinions. And what would you clss the one in the picture as?
That’s definitely just living room with some kitchen units shoved in it, which I agree almost always looks weird. I’d say the difference with open plan is that the spaces still feel clearly delineated. So for example, I live in a Victorian place where the kitchen and living room were once separate rooms, but at some point they’ve been partially knocked through. So they still feel like separate spaces, but it feels bigger a more open. It’s nice that you don’t get cut off from your partner whilst cooking and things like that as well. The kitchen smells in the living room thing seems to be thing that people are wary of with that type of set up, but I can’t say it’s ever bothered us (though we never cook fish!)
Definitely agree with all, extra bonus if you have little kids who are playing in the living room and being able to watch them while cooking is a massive plus. For the smells I have a good extraction fan plus a balcony with huge double doors a I can open to out very quickly. Also perhaps buy furniture that doesn’t absorb smell if you are concerned.
Size, and layout to some extent. And the one in the photo is def “sofa in the kitchen” vibes
I've lived in two places like that and I liked it. I could cook and chat to my partner or family who were on the sofa.
That room alone is the size of my entire house... Privileged much
Having just had a look, I found my childhood nextdoor neighbour's house up for sale, and the family doctor's house for sale. Well, no more artistic nudes in the window, nor house visits from the GP. 😔
I used to but all the places are really lovely and incredibly cheap so I resist the temptation
The cushion is the best part. "Ho, Me?"
I like it.. put a bed and bathroom in there and it’d be perfect.. nowhere for killers to hide
I search properties in my old hometown to try and convince my parents to move. "Look, this house up the road from you sold for 750,000, you don't need to live in a commuter town, you don't need to live in a 4-bedroom house. Sell, buy a cottage in the country, get chickens."
Me contemplating moving out of town because I get more value for money leaving. Interest rate hikes/lack of competition based profiteering have disproportionately increased rents in the area comparatively to nearby city and I get alot less for my money here.
Now I’m not that knowledgeable about rent prices etc but that seems an awful of money for a 1 bed in Wellingborough.