If the house is a symbol of Self – The house that the uncle being small could indicate that you might be feeling confined trying to live in a self that is not yours and to small.  Teachings and learning holding you back instead of expanding you. Because of this a part of you may feel like no one “sees” you, your authentic self – perhaps pretending to be someone you’re not. (You may not even be aware of this part of yourself that wants to be expressed)

The dead ends indicate a problem connecting to your house/self and that some thinking or feeling is blocking you.

The solution is a new perspective, perhaps stop running and hop a fence or two and go around the houses. You don’t have to face this issue head on

If the dream was mine I would say that I was experiencing tension between what I was taught to think, and beliefs I inherited about how Life should/must be – with my experience of life. And or perhaps my thinking and beliefs might not align with how I’m living and what I do. My actions not matching my words

In order to belong and be accepted by my community/family I might be resisting making the tension conscious. Repressing the authentic self… going along to get along and avoiding any confrontation. This issue tends to be associated with identity (who am I if I rejected by our community…) which is why the ego (small i) might fear it – with the subconscious expressing that fear as being hunted by killer.