No, those houses more or less sprung up around me as the years went on. The whole area to the north in that pic was a tree farm, so we had about four years of semi rural feel.
Until the guy who owned it went on holiday, that is, allowing his idiot son to invite his mates around with two ancient cars that they used to hot rod around the property. Then he sold up and that area was developed.
Britain is pretty cramped, but having a lot of space around you isn't necessarily a boon. My brother-in-law lived on acreage, and his neighbours were all similarly endowed with a couple or three acres each.
His neighbour made his life a living hell, holding all night parties for his teenage son (bringing the speakers out into the back yard), and converting that yard into an almost full-sized football pitch - goals, nets, lines and everything!
Your neighbours are the key, no matter what sized property you own. If you have good neighbours, you are as well off as the rich man in his country estate.
