Buying the house on hill... Buying a terraced house on a steep hill.

monkey_writer

Hello there,

We are thinking of buying a terraced house on a steep hill.

Is there anything in particular we should look out for, or be aware of, when we go to look at it again?

Are there any particular searches that you'd recommend doing that might pull up warning signs or issues on this property?

I found this 'Geo-report' search at British Geological Surveys - http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Georeports/
which looks quite useful. Does anyone have any experiences, views or knowledge about the practical usefullness of this?

Thanks!

black-saturn

It's going to sound daft but the only thing which would concern me about a house on a steep hill would be access when it's icy. If your in an area which gets heavy snow I would think twice.

thetope

...and make sure you have a car with a good handbrake!

chr1s_2

We live on a very steep hill and, as black-saturn said - the only problem is access when it's icy or snowy. We've had no problems (other than the usual when buying an old terrace house) with ours. Although, we did get a full structural survey done before we bought the place (everything was fine).

Chris.

littlemissfrugal

advantage is you'll never get flooded.

mrcow

As with any terraced house, you need to be aware of how much privacy you'll actually have.

Is you garden completely overlooked? Our old neighbours used to be quite nosey.

What about parking, do you have a garage? or are you going to have to shimmy around for a parking space along with everyone else? Also, noise levels can also be a problem in terraces or flats. We also had a problem with mice which came into the house from next door :mad:

With regards to the hill, are you going to have to walk up it every day?

OldNelly

Houses on hills usually have great views.

hollydays

hills are great for keeping fit,not so good for those with asthma

hollydays

hills are great for keeping fit,not so good for those with asthma

pavlovs_dog

agree with everything said so far, also need to be aware of house moving/settling (surveyors job though, that)

and with parking, you can always face parking down hill to make moving off easier

mystic_trev

Houses on a hill are more likely to suffer subsidence.