Russ,
FWIW, That is why I bought the house I did. It is on a Cul-de-sac, no traffic, and my property is 3 or more times the size of any of my neighbors. No one can build next to me because of the spring fed pond...(They call it a lake, but to a northerner, it is a pond.)
I have ample room for additions. I plan on building a much bigger enclosed screen room with hot tub, with a large patio sweeping around the back to the side, with a Purgula.
I do not feel closed in. I think I showed it to you before, but here it is if you like to see it.
www.****.com/145288
Frank