I live in County Durham and its pretty cheap to buy or rent up here, if you're looking to move away from the south.
I bought my 2 up 2 down terraced house about 2 and a half years ago for 64k in a little mining village, really friendly folks up North too
What kind of work do you and your wife do? If you're in the Phils does that mean you are Filipino and your wife is a Brit??