I’m guessing it was for the garden and it’s privacy, and possibly the character of the house.Her last house was much bigger I wonder why she’s downsized
Her old house won’t have had a large garden and was possibly overlooked by other, similarly sized houses. On that estate it’s only the massive ones at the seafront which have substantial land.
I do notice from her stories that she’s had a bit of work done in her bathroom; unless they are really good at DIY chances are they’ve had someone in - and at the moment here that’s not allowed unless emergency work.