Would a house with rear access to property put you off?

JP08

Plant pyracanthas against the fence - pretty flowers, striking berries that the birds love - and a deterrent to all but the most insane of miscreants ...

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borkid

Hedgehog99 wrote: »

I like having rear access to the garden without going through the house. As you have done, I would research the field, what it's used for now and what it could be used for in future.

Check google earth to see whether there are any dead end stubs of roads leading to it, i.e. could it be used for housing in the future and would that affect the value of your property?

I've heard of problems when councils install children's play equipment and people who'd enjoyed a quiet field suddenly complain of screaming kids.

You could fit a lock and/or bolts to your gate for improved security, and a nice bit of too-fragile-to-climb trellis.

The parish council were planning to do this next to our fence. We drew up a list of health and safety issues and got several other people on board and now they've agreed to site it at the far side of the field. It is a large field. The noise at the moment is coming from building our new village hall. We did research all this before buying though.

I think the OP just has a path at the back of their proposed property.

golly99

glasgowdan wrote: »

One issue is wee squads of teenagers drinking white lightning on a saturday night using the path as their hangout. I'd want to spend a couple of hours sitting in the car at least 2-3 times to check if there's many of that sort about first. Warm night are busiest with these kinds of twits.

Thanks for all the posts very interesting and useful :T. As well as the security aspect the above was my concern. If we get ours sold and put an offer in I might just stake out the area...hopefully won't get reported for looking suspicious!!

teddysmum

Nearly all older terraced houses and all council homes,linked or semi, round here have front and back garden/yard access. It's mainly post 1970 private estate bungalows and houses that have no back access to the property (though some have kitchen doors to the back.)

Slinky

glasgowdan wrote: »

One issue is wee squads of teenagers drinking white lightning on a saturday night using the path as their hangout. I'd want to spend a couple of hours sitting in the car at least 2-3 times to check if there's many of that sort about first. Warm night are busiest with these kinds of twits.

We used to have a problem with this sort of thing, but the council put street lighting in a few years ago and it seems to have discouraged most of this in the bit behind us as they are visible from other houses.

Mgman1965

People get lulled into a false sense of security with no back access.

We have no side or rear access but we were burgled, the mistreatment climbing over 3 six foot fences to get access to our garden.

Unfortunately for him, he left with our large, territorial and protective dog on his tail quicker than what he came in .

golly99

Ha good story...I've held off getting cctv but might invest in it on the next house to feel like I'm doing all I can..also got a dog but it's a toy breed so it would probably just roll over for a tummy tickle if it saw anybody!

sparky130a

Mgman1965 wrote: »

People get lulled into a false sense of security with no back access.

We have no side or rear access but we were burgled, the mistreatment climbing over 3 six foot fences to get access to our garden.

Unfortunately for him, he left with our large, territorial and protective dog on his tail quicker than what he came in .

This is a good point. Footpaths etc are open ground to these bar stewards, they don't like that.

My parents old place you could garden hop for at least a mile behind detached houses and not get caught due to the foliage and tree line ( I never did of course! :A )