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Add bathroom/losing bedroom to add value?

Hi,opinions please- We have a 4 bed semi with only one bathroom which is downstairs,thinking of moving next year,so-
If we put a shower room upstairs in smallest bedroom, would it sell better/ add value, or should we leave it as it is.
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  • Cheeky_Monkey
    Cheeky_Monkey Posts: 2,072 Forumite
    I think it would probably make the house more desirable but not sure about adding value.

    Is there any way you could put an en-suite in the master bedroom instead?
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,093 Forumite
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    I'm with cheeky monkey
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
  • noelphobic
    noelphobic Posts: 2,297 Forumite
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    phill99 wrote: »
    I'm with cheeky monkey

    I hope you'll be very happy together :)
    3 stone down, 3 more to go
  • Biggest bedroom is downstairs,( it's had a loft conversion so now 3 bedrooms upstairs)
  • Is it a bungalow? If it's not I'm not sure I'd say a downstairs bedroom is a bedroom rather than another reception room.
    1008 Hollywalk Park Blog
  • It was a bungalow. We have 2 large reception rooms and a double bedroom downstairs as well as a dining/ kitchen.
  • Old_Git
    Old_Git Posts: 4,751 Forumite
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    if you are selling leave it as it is
    "Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many"
  • Cheeky_Monkey
    Cheeky_Monkey Posts: 2,072 Forumite
    edited 10 June 2012 at 11:30AM
    Biggest bedroom is downstairs,( it's had a loft conversion so now 3 bedrooms upstairs)

    Sorry, I'm a little confused now! Are you saying that it was originally a 1 or 2 bed bungalow and you then added 3 more bedrooms in the loft?
  • AMO
    AMO Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    It won't add value as a second bathroom but might make the property more sellable as the lady of the house often does not like to take a bath downstairs and then go upstairs.

    Also depending on where the small room is compared to the largest room upstairs consider converting the large room to an en-suite and if sufficient space add a walk-in wardrobe. That will add a tad more value and make the house much more sellable.
  • cattie
    cattie Posts: 8,844 Forumite
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    Losing a bedroom usually means you lose value. Depending on where you live and property prices in the area, an additional reasonable sized bedroom over a comparable smaller average priced house can add anywhere from £15k-£25k to the price.
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

    I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.
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