I'm being super lazy with my house purchase now, not chasing anyone up about it or anything. I'm just going to rely on the estate agent to do that, since it helps them close the sale and get their cut.
At first I was real excited, now all the negatives are weighing me down a bit. It's out of the way, further from my friends (not that I have many friends living around me at the moment anyway) and the area is not that nice. But, it has a nice garden, a garage, and most importantly, it will be mine and every penny paid will feel more like saving money (towards moving into a nicer place) rather than burning it on rent.
Here's a pic of my new garden, garage and house from the back