Are townhouses harder to sell? If so, why is that?

Avalanche123

Hi all,

We are in the process of buying a townhouse and thinking about selling in the future (nothing that would be heavy on our mind at the moment) I saw that these are harder to sell. Why is that? Ours has a kitchen and living on the same floor, decent size living room and bedrooms and a good size garden. Do people really not like those?

What is your experience?

eidand

I don't like them and I made a choice to avoid them.
You look at one and it's thin and tall. I like that in my women but not in my houses .

thepurplepixie

At the right price they sell.  I had a one bed house, people said they won't sell.  Well it did, no problems, woman who was getting divorced, she didn't want a flat as she had a dog, she wanted a garden and it was in the area she wanted.  All the "you will never sell" people didn't make a comment.

AW618

No house is hard to sell, some houses are just more desirable than others and therefore more expensive.  If you pay the right price for a townhouse, it will not be hard to sell at the same price (adjusted for the market).  That's why you are getting bigger rooms and garden for the price you are paying than you would in a different type of house.  So will your eventual buyer.

dimbo61

Becoming more common in many towns and cities.
3 storey houses both townhouses and detached 3 storey houses offer more floor space for the same size plot. 
Some are 3/4 bedrooms with the top floor being a master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and fitted wardrobes or dressing room.
Having lived in a 3 storey house for 13 years it really suited our needs at the time.
Main bathroom with bath for younger children, a whole floor for the 3 teenagers we had at the time.
Mum and Dad on the top floor for privacy and a quiet bedroom for night workers.
There are plus and minus points in every types of properties

hazyjo

I love them and once had a 4 storey one. But they are definitely not as popular.

Negatives: the lounge is often on the first floor (some even have the kitchen on the first floor), the bedrooms are often split over 2 or 3 floors which not all families will like, they're often on a smaller plot which is why they're built upwards rather than sideways.

I miss mine though

RelievedSheff

We don't personally like them and avoided them. They always feel too top heavy and have too many bedrooms for the amount of living space and they tend to be on narrow plots.

Just our opinion though and people obviously do like them as they sell very well on the estate we have bought on.

powerful_Rogue

Been living in one for 15 years and love it. When the time comes to move, will certainly be looking for a larger townhouse.

Being a shiftworker, it's perfect. I'm upstairs asleep, the OH can sit on the lower floor listening to music/tv etc and I can't hear a thing!

zagubov

They're popular in parts of outer London, as they're an economical us of small buiiding plots.  We lived in one, and the landlord offered to sell it to us.  The location wan't great, we weren't close to local amenities.

But by then we'd got wearied of the endless clambering up and down stairs and the poor soundproofing meant we could hear the neighbours changing their minds. 

In central London, some of them have garages built in to the ground floor. Definitely useful.

Bonniepurple

I dont like them, but that’s because I’m disabled and can struggle with stairs.  Yes, I could use a first floor bedroom (as opposed to the master on the top floor) but then my kids would argue over who got the biggest room with the en suite.  

onthemend88

Everyone is different and they will suit some more than others and I guess it is dependent on how the townhouse is laid out. Personally, after living in a rental townhouse for 8 years, I would never want to live in a town house again. My reasons being, I hate having 3 floors to constantly clean up after the kids, I have to trundle up and down from top floor to bottom floor with washing for a family of 5, it is really difficult to get furniture in and out of, ventilation is awful downstairs which has caused black mould...they are just not for me.