Charlie Pridham writes

But there must be people like me who just wanted a big garden to garden
it!

We had a dreadful time trying to find a house with a garden that wasn't
so small as to be a joke. Our garden is small, but I lost count of the
number of houses recommended to us by estate agents as having a 'large'
garden which were no such thing. One was on a corner and had a
reasonable front garden (assuming you're not going to do anything in the
front) - but the back fence was almost within touching distance of the
back door! Another 'half acre' garden was about 30ft wide and 100 ft
long.
--
Kay