What you think of this house?

NicNicP

As a parent with two children, a garden is a must for us, as is a drive. I can't imagine anything worse than having to carry your newborn baby in a car seat, a crying toddler and you're shopping back home after only being able to find a parking space 5 doors down!

ronmiel

In the estate agents description, it does say the back yard offers off street parking.

united4ever

NicNicP wrote: »

As a parent with two children, a garden is a must for us, as is a drive. I can't imagine anything worse than having to carry your newborn baby in a car seat, a crying toddler and you're shopping back home after only being able to find a parking space 5 doors down!

Come on, surely there are worse things than that...

PasturesNew

ronmiel wrote: »

In the estate agents description, it does say the back yard offers off street parking.

If you look at street view, the entire original back yard was converted into a garage from the side road... so you'd pull into the garage. I'm guessing you then have to exit the garage and walk on the pavement round the house to the front door.

StumpyPumpy

PasturesNew wrote: »

If you look at street view, the entire original back yard was converted into a garage from the side road... so you'd pull into the garage. I'm guessing you then have to exit the garage and walk on the pavement round the house to the front door.

There is a door into the kitchen, presumably from the yard, so you might be able to get in from the car that way - also it appears that the "garage" has an up and over door but does not have a roof which is, I guess, why they describe it as a yard in the listing.

SP

Clutterfree

PasturesNew wrote: »

If you look at street view, the entire original back yard was converted into a garage from the side road... so you'd pull into the garage. I'm guessing you then have to exit the garage and walk on the pavement round the house to the front door.

On streetview, at one angle there is a big yellow rubbish sack in front of the garage, move down the street a bit and it's gone...

Lovely period features inside but if children are on the agenda then will a yard be sufficient?

Andypandyboy

The lack of garden would be a deal breaker for me even with no kids in the equation. I would not buy without having enough outside space to sit out and enjoy a glass or two of wine in the summer.

Nor would I buy the other house linked to; overlooked, characterless box.

Keep looking OP.

MistyZ

I think the contrast between the house you posted about and the one glasgowdan prefers is fascinating. I'm betting most people who really like one of them won't like the other. Yet they're both great houses in their own way.
I'm wondering what it is about the house that grabs you? It looks very up-together from the outside, more so than many properties of that age. Yet many such properties are very sound and can be made to look that smart fairly easily if so. Inside it's tasteful & ready to go. Again, given the right property you could achieve that too as long it was already in fairly good nick.
Not saying don't buy it, just don't be seduced by relatively superficial things if you can find a cheaper house in the area with a bit more potential that's not quite as clean and shiny but easily could be.

bouicca21

The other thing to consider is that house 1 is within walking distance of a station and house 2 isn't. And Misty is spot on about people's preferences - I think house 2 is ghastly.