Northeast facing garden

fannyanna

How big is the garden?

We're buying a house that has a north facing garden but as it's 70ft we'll still get a fair amount of sun.

We'll have the best of both worlds with the first half of the garden being in shade and the second half of the garden in the sun.

mto

Better_Days wrote: »

There has been a thread about this before and someone kindly came up with a mathematical formula to work out the shadows, but it was rather 'over my head' I'm afraid.

I've tried to find the formula on the forum but had no luck, does anyone know which thread it is in?

I've been looking more closely at the plot, and the right side of the house which currently has the driveway and garage could be made part of the back garden and potentially get a bit more sun, and we could park at the front.

Got to decide if it's a deal breaker for me, we're going for a 2nd viewing with a builder this afternoon!

Brallaqueen

To be honest, garden aspect would be at the bottom of my list, after big bedrooms, safe area and a house!

But I'm poor and looking at the really really cheap stuff

Better_Days

Think it was this thread OP
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3966959

mto

Better_Days wrote: »

Think it was this thread OP
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3966959

Eek, that formula's a bit too complicated for me.

Also just had a call from the EA to say there's been an offer on the property, but still going to have a look with the builder. OH has now gone into a sulk because there's been an offer and I wouldn't make a quick decision!

dimbo61

Putting aside the issue of the garden which looks a bit of a jungle ( property empty ? )
It needs a lot of work, new Kitchen ( no pictures of bathrooms!!) maybe complete rewire ( 60/70,s property ) new central heating,
Why no pictures of the front ? garage at the back of the garden filling half the garden and £295K seems expensive but I dont know the area.
Hope you have deep pockets and a few £KKKK in the bank to pay for the work

Davesnave

mto wrote: »

OH has now gone into a sulk because there's been an offer and I wouldn't make a quick decision!

Just remind him, "Act in haste, repent at leisure."

Every plot is individual, but no, I don't think I'd buy that one, judging by the aerial shot.

cwcw

dimbo61 wrote: »

Putting aside the issue of the garden which looks a bit of a jungle ( property empty ? )
It needs a lot of work, new Kitchen ( no pictures of bathrooms!!) maybe complete rewire ( 60/70,s property ) new central heating,
Why no pictures of the front ? garage at the back of the garden filling half the garden and £295K seems expensive but I dont know the area.
Hope you have deep pockets and a few £KKKK in the bank to pay for the work

A detached on the same road sold for £443k in 2009, so £299k probably takes the current condition into account. A lot of south west Sheffield is quite expensive, for outside the south east of England anyway.

We are currently considering a house with a similar issue. Having sold a flat, we'd love a great garden, but the one we like is NE facing and just not sure if I could live with it, although you could probably count the number of nice, sunny, dry days each year on one hand!

pimento

Our garden faces north east but is 100' long. It gets loads of sun and the only down side is that the patio is at the other end so a long way to walk if you want to sit there.

Plus points are that my house plants love my kitchen window sill and my bonsai tree is thriving.

It needn't be a deal breaker. In the boiling hot sun last weekend, I parked my steamer chair outside the back door in some very welcome shade. meanwhile up the hill at my mother's (south west facing) they were confined to chasing the shade of a garden umbrella around or sitting inside.

pimento

downsizer3 wrote: »

In the winter it'd be worse with a lower sun.

The photo might have been taken in the winter.