Just back from a weekend in the Cotswolds to visit friends who live in a cohousing community near Cheltenham. We brought up our children in East Dulwich, but we wonder if we've missed a trick. Our friends' home is a 4 bedroomed apartment in a Jacobean manor hall in 14 acres of unspoilt countryside. They grow organic everything, keep animals and children roam freely and safely. The price is the same as a 3 bed flat in East Dulwich. Take a look: http://postliphall.org.uk/index.html . How different would life have been?