How much would you value a downstairs loo when pricing a house?

ellie27

I guess it would make it sell quicker but not for more.....assuming there is reasonable demand for the house.

I have 2 kids, 4 and 6, and I wouldnt not buy a house just because it did not have a downstairs loo. The toilet stage goes by quickly.

Poppy9

After having my leg in plaster for 6 weeks I would never buy a house without a loo on each floor. Having a downstairs loo meant I could be downstairs all day instead of stuck up stairs or facing having to crawl up the stairs dragging my leg each time I needed the loo.

It's not about how much value it would add it's about how attractive it makes your house to sell.

Winter_Phoenix

An extra loo (or two) is a great selling point for a house, and may add a little extra to the price received. However, take care where you install it. I viewed one house with the under-the-stairs "cloakroom" opening off the dining room. The vendors would have had to pay me to take the place off their hands!

DRP

It will add 2.64% to the value of your house.

HappyMJ

ManuelG wrote: »

You like your toilets!

I do...I have a 2 bedroom flat. Just the 2 of us live here and we have 2 toilets...on the same floor. I really hate having to wait to use the loo. More toilets the better. If I had enough money I'd always make sure every double bedroom had it's own ensuite or access to a jack and jill bathroom.

wymondham

ellie27 wrote: »

I have 2 kids, 4 and 6, and I wouldnt not buy a house just because it did not have a downstairs loo. The toilet stage goes by quickly.

We thought that to, but as mine are now 18 and 20 we seem to now need an extra loo more than when they were young!

AdrianC

It very much depends on the property. If closing off the space for a downstairs look means that the hall or a room are now odd shapes and cramped, then it may even have a negative effect on the saleability.

DigForVictory

Ye Gods, I thought we were talking just the plumbing not a preen & primping space as well?
M'father extended the house & added bathrooms to no avail - he had 3 daughters...

Leo2020

Surely it depends on the value of the house without a downstairs toilet. Its been mentioned that a 3 bed should have two toilets, but I have been in many a 3 bed with only one toilet. But if its the lower end of the market then I can't see a downstairs toilet adding that much. However a 4 bed detached property in a desirable area I would expect it not to add value but it would be worth less without because many people buying a house like that would expect minimum of a downstairs toilet plus bathroom and probably an en-suite also.

MrJB

The house I am in the process of buying is new and thus has an abundance of toilets. 3 Bedroom house with downstairs Loo, loo in bathroom and loo in ensuite. Growing up I went for a period of 4-5 years living in a house with one toilet in the family bathroom with the entire family getting ready for work at a similar time - I like having multiple toilets now!