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which is better? cul-de-sac with no offstreet parking or a busyish road with driveway for 2 cars
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I am getting a bit double minded about two houses.
House one a terraced house on a somewhat busy road but has driveway sufficient for 2 cars.
House two is a end-of-terraced in a cul-de-sac with no offstreet parking. There is street parking but might be difficult to get parking when all residents are home so hit and miss really.
Both houses have very similar covered/living space. House one (terraced) is wider than usual and house two (end-terrraced) has a proper extension. Their price is also similar due to the modernisation needed. Both are at a similar distance from transport links. I like both of them and can see my self living in either - obviously cannot buy both 
Which one would you prefer and why? Which one would be better value or easy to sell come reselling time?
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Do you have children or pets? If you do or intend to cul de sac.We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.2
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Good grief! Why does my opinion, or anyone else's here, matter two hoots.Which would you prefer?4
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ameliarate said:Do you have children or pets? If you do or intend to cul de sac.I have school age children. I am getting more or less the same schools in the catchment.No pets (assuming Platys don't count).Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. Choose your hard.
Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard. Choose your hard.
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I'd go for the quieter location. Don't mind parking being slightly more difficult.
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Parking is a major defo for me. When you come home you want to know where you can park. What are the alternatives if you get home and there is no parking?
however I also wouldn’t live on a main road.
Are there in your area houses not on a main road with driveway parking? I would keep looking3 -
What are the parking alternatives if the cul de sac is full when you come home? Could the kids walk places equally well from either? If one has been extended, does that leave it with less garden?
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I dont live on a main road, it is quite here, and one of the main things here is I have somewhere to put my car. all these streets you drive along with cars parked both sides nose to tail. not for me thanks.0
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I’d go for neither. I’ve got pets and am disabled so I need both parking and a quiet road. If I had to choose, I’d go for parking.2
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I would personally go for the quieter location, as long as it’s possible to park within walking distance.
Make a list of pros and cons, see which one is better when it’s written down? Or which one do you think about more?1 -
end-terrraced > mid terrace for me2
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