My wife and I both grew up in Rossendale, but neither of us have lived there since we went to uni (10 years ago). We’re currently living in a small town in Oxfordshire which we really like and we’ve never considered returning, however where we are we’re unlikely to ever be able to afford much more than our current small 2bed house, but for the same value there are currently 50 4bed houses advertised on rightmove!
If we did move I could just swap to a different region and carry on with my current job, but my wife would need to find something (although there are plenty of hospitals in the area). We’ve still got some good friends oop-north, both Mums are still there, there are proper hills and the MTBing is much better, but it’s the ‘grim north’ and we both left without hesitation!
So to the question, what is Rossendale actually like to live in these days and would we regret the move (other than being closer to the Mother-in-law!)? All opinions are greatly received, Thanks.