Double bedroom + 2nd bedroom in countryside

Room description

Hi! I'm Niky, 36, female (she/her) and I'd love to find a lovely housemate to join me in this beautiful home in the countryside in Pill as my friend is moving out to live with her partner. Please read the whole ad :):

Rent: £650 (excl. bills)

Bills:

Council tax (Band D), electricity, internet (£163.94)

Water: Free

Heating & Hot Water: House uses an oil tank but if it's any consolation, even with the oil prices increasing it's still pretty affordable. I'd say budget around £50 - £90 a month in the winter for a three-month top-up.

The house:

The house is lovely and super spacious over two floors, so doesn't feel at all overcrowded for two people. It came unfurnished and myself and my friend put in all the furniture so it's now a proper lovely home. Kitchen includes a big fridge freezer, cupboards, washing machine, dryer (although it's nice to be green so when possible, we can hang clothes outside as we have a whole area for that!), microwave, oven etc.

Dining room has a dining table and chairs, as well as a desk and a chair.

There's a big bathroom upstairs with a shower and bath, and a small toilet downstairs.

Living room has a lovely sofa set we bought, big TV, lots of plants (big plant lover!).

Your bedroom(s):

You would get a double bedroom PLUS you can use the second bedroom (it's a three-bed place) for storage/an office/an art room/meditation room - whatever you'd like! Both rooms have a lovely view of the green field and one has a skylight.

I only use it for about an hour a day, max, to do a workout (either morning or evening - whatever would work with you) so it would be mostly your space to decorate and use how you'd like :). My housemate happy to sell her small double bed if you'd like, otherwise will be unfurnished.

What I'm looking for in a housemate:

The most important thing to me is that I find someone who is kind and compassionate, with whom I can along with - I'm very much done with mere 'houseshare' dynamics; this is a home <3 - and who is clean, tidy and considerate. I'm an ADHD & PMDD girlie so home needs to feel safe, predictable and secure so someone who likes to keep evenings quite chill and a respectable bed time would be great as I'm also just above the living room etc :).

I work from home quite a bit and I'd use the dining room table or sit on the sofa in the living room. It would be cool to live with someone who does at least a hybrid-type work situation - although hopefully we'll get on well enough that sometimes we could do some body doubling :).

About me:

I work for a mental health charity for young people running groups around stress, low mood, anxiety, confidence and body image, as well as some youth spaces. I love music, deeply(!), including rock, grunge, metal, nu-metal, hip-hop, pop, indie, euphoric trance, electronica, folk, trip-hop, ambient - it's a real mixed bag :D. I enjoy singing, going to gigs, comedy shows, reading crime and fantasy fiction, horror movies, roadtrips, hiking, travelling, spending time with animals.

I'm away a couple times a year for two weeks or so, plus I pet-sit, so you'd have the house to yourself during those times.

. I'm also a part-time Holistic Massage Therapist and I rent a space once a week just down the road from us :).

The area:

One of my absolute favourite things about living here is that we are immediately in nature as you step outside. There are bunnies, squirrels, birdsong all around, sometimes foxies come up to drink some water and we've even spotted some deer!

If you're green-fingered you'll love it, and you can also have a play at some woodworking as our neighbours are kind of into that.

Leigh Woods and Ashton Court just a short drive/cycle away.

We are right at the end of a cycle path so if you like cycling or going for walks along the river (45 min cycle to Bedminster), this is perfect for you. We are also right next to a small and beautiful fishing lake.

The shops are about 20 minutes away on foot or a five-minute drive. There's a Co-Op, pharmacy, GP (super happy with their service btw), a post office, St Peter's Hospice Charity shop, three pubs (one of which has pretty decent Caribbean food), Indian and Kebab takeaway etc. Nearest town is Portishead (where I do my Aldi shop), but Clifton is about 15 mins away, 20-30 mins drive to town. There X4 bus (15 mins on foot from us to the bus stop) takes you to town.

Parking: We have a car port and lots of additional free space for parking if anyone wants to come round. We also have a massive shed space for storage/bikes.

We have lovely neighbours who are super friendly and we sometimes have a BBQ or a fire outside ours, or go to to the pub together.

If all this resonates, hit me up with a bit about yourself :). I'll start arranging viewings in the next couple of weeks.