3 bed house - 3rd bedroom attached to another.

gigi7

Hi all

I have been to view a 3 bed semi which is currently priced at 150k (standard price for a 3bed semi in the area)

The general space is nice, its a property I would consider however, whilst it is advertised as a 3 bed the third and smallest room is not separate.

It is located as you would expect a walk in wardrobe or storage cupboard to be.

It is 3m by 1.80m, and it has a window which is what I think allows it to be offered as a 3rd room however I find this strange as whoever slept in there would have to walk through the 2nd bedroom.

I have never seen this before, and am wondering if others have viewed/bought similar?

I do need a 3 bed but it has separate dining room and kitchen big enough to dine in so I could create a downstairs sleeping space(which is ideal for an elderly relative living with me).

But I'm wondering if I were to make an offer, could it be on a 2 or 3 bed basis.

Technically speaking, can this room actually be considered/sold as a 3rd bedroom or not?

I know for insurance purposes it really does depend on how you use the room, but I'm thinking more in terms of haggling the price to quite a bit lower as it is really a 2 bed and a walk in wardrobe, but if its a common layout I cant imagine it would warrant a '2 bed' offer

sammyjammy

I certainly wouldn't offer on it as a three bed. If you did buy it remember it could be difficult to sell on. Would it be possible to change things around, erect a wall and put in a door to the landing?

gigi7

sammyjammy wrote: »

I certainly wouldn't offer on it as a three bed. If you did buy it remember it could be difficult to sell on. Would it be possible to change things around, erect a wall and put in a door to the landing?

No, as its on the 'end' of the house, so to do that the whole side of the house would need to be rebuilt tbh, as the room its attached to goes from one end to the other if you know what I mean.

debtdawg

Ex inlaws had a house with this layout, they ended up moving the bathroom upstairs into that room and made it a two bed (that you have to go through the master for a bath!)

G_M

It really does not matter how it is described.

Would you be happy living there with that arrangement?

As happy as if it had direct access to the 3rd bedroom? Less so? Happier?

Find another similar local property with a conventional layout. Is the price the same? More? Less?

Make your offer accordingly!

PasturesNew

They are common. Most old terraces used to be like that - and have been changed over the years.

Yes, you can only access the 3rd bed via the 2nd bed, but if the choice were that or a 2 bed meaning 2 kids would be sharing, then it's something a little different for parents.

For singles you can have it as a dressing room, or storage/cr4p room.

When you buy a house you buy space, layout, opportunity. Some houses offer this, many are compromises.... this 3rd bedroom for many would be a compromise.

So you need to compare its price/size/location against 'genuine' 3-bedders and see what you think.

Tigsteroonie

I've lived in a house like this, the layout was such that there was no way of creating a hallway in the second room and keep a window in there. We used it as a study off our main bedroom. I have seen others use it as a 'nursery', the child is in their own bedroom but cannot get to the stairs etc without coming through the parent's bedroom.

I don't think its access stops it from being considered a bedroom but, as others have said, it may put off potential buyers when you come to re-sell.

lush_walrus

Unless you have a very small child who can happily inhabit the back bedroom it's a two bedroom house.

elsien

We lived in one as kids. I had the third room and traipsing through my brother's room all the time didn't bother me but I don't think they were very impressed as we got to the teenage stage.

gigi7

Thanks for all the input, I think if I did buy and was to ever sell it I would market/price it as a 2 bed. I like the idea of it being a walk in wardrobe/dressing room which is why I'm considering it, (building wardrobes is the bane of my life) just not for a 3 bed price

Dan83

I've seen this type of house on homes under the hammer a few times, think they are common in certain area's