Why are terraced houses not cheaper?

Zelie

I can see exactly why dadsarmy would choose that particular terrace. That's purely about location and it sounds lovely.

But some of the stuff I'm looking at is within about five minutes walk of a lovely semi. Or has that hideous '2/3 bedrooms' thing going on. And definitely no nice townhouses! Notwithstanding the cheaper council tax and heating bills I really can't see why a terrace would be cheaper.

A lot of the semis I have been looking at have dropped in the last few months but the terraces haven't. Is it possibly a case of terraces being owned by a particular demographic who either haven't cottoned on to house-price drops or can't afford to drop?

bryanb

I bet the 105k difference helped too.

Idiophreak

bryanb wrote: »

What about the semi neighbour? Semis are like terraces on one side.

Are they!? This is totally new information to me!!

Whilst they have one side that's like a terrace, they also have one side that's not, which is one more than a terrace has...

bryanb

Idiophreak wrote: »

Are they!? This is totally new information to me!!

Whilst they have one side that's like a terrace, ..

That's what I said!

m00m00

Idiophreak wrote: »

Are they!? This is totally new information to me!!

Whilst they have one side that's like a terrace, they also have one side that's not, which is one more than a terrace has...

unless it's an end terrace

the thing that puts me off most terraces I look at, is the parking.

bryanb

m00m00 wrote: »

unless it's an end terrace

People round here describe the houses on each end of a terrace as semi-detached, poetic licence maybe, but that description is the one that ended up on the Land Register for one I checked.

PasturesNew

I look at where the doors/stairs are. If I buy a semi I'd want them to have the door/hall/stairs/bathrooms adjoining - and the rest not. Max distance from living room to living room. Max distance from bedroom to theirs.

Although, having said that, my parents's house is a semi like that and next door's kids run up/down the stairs and can still be heard in every room (solid build 1920s too)

PasturesNew

dadsarmy wrote: »

Just exchanged :j contracts on our 285K 3 bed 1 ensuite 2 garage detached bungalow in ¼ acre plot Wiltshire village

Congrats.

dadsarmy wrote: »

Two of us (40 – 55 group) have put down reservation fee on new fisherman style 3 bed 1 en-suite 1 cloak terrace 180K no parking footpath access only in small seaside town

Why? We like the idea of small terrace – less to heat – less to maintain so therefore cost less in long term

Plus next door to pub :beer: with beer garden so people watching a plus

115 metres from sea (less in high tide?) and south west coast path

Selling car and will use public transport – so will not have to work for longer as much cheaper.

That`s why we would pay a bit more

I'm intrigued which town that's in.

Being near a pub is good, next to one is not so good (depends though on which town it is/who goes there). Might turn out to be a hotspot and gathering point for rugby clubs having stag dos!

I definitely intend to get the smallest place possible, but I'd keep my car. I'd just check the public transport could get me where I need to go "in case". As for a footpath access, I'd be thinking how awful it would be to be carrying 2 bags of spuds having walked all the way from the bus stop in the driving rain with a Force 8 Gale blowing.

The sea might be nearer at high tide. Wind in the right direction, spring tide and a tidal surge and you might get the added sound of waves lapping at your doorstep

dadsarmy

PasturesNew wrote: »

Congrats.


I'm intrigued which town that's in.

Being near a pub is good, next to one is not so good (depends though on which town it is/who goes there). Might turn out to be a hotspot and gathering point for rugby clubs having stag dos!

I definitely intend to get the smallest place possible, but I'd keep my car. I'd just check the public transport could get me where I need to go "in case". As for a footpath access, I'd be thinking how awful it would be to be carrying 2 bags of spuds having walked all the way from the bus stop in the driving rain with a Force 8 Gale blowing.

The sea might be nearer at high tide. Wind in the right direction, spring tide and a tidal surge and you might get the added sound of waves lapping at your doorstep

Rugby players - well we could be 2 ladies in our fifties:j