Northeast facing garden

Sistergold

That garden seems too small to receive sun even at the bottom. There is a also the chance that neighbours will plant trees for privacy and any chance of sun will be gone! There will probably be no sun in the rooms facing the garden. If you love the sun best look for different garden orientation. I have a south facing garden and I do love the sun and when in the lounge it can get hot and sometimes have to cut some sun out using blinds!

emcb20

hazyjo said:

Mine's east facing and my last was north.

The sun has gone early from outside the back doors, but we have a patio at the end which gets sun all afternoon. Garden is prob only 30-40 feet.

In my last house, we got sun outside all afternoon as there wasn't much blocking us to the west. Didn't expect it! Was a very sunny patio area!

Really depends on what's around and where the shadows are cast.

Thank you. We only really have fences around us from the properties surrounding us so other than the shadow of the house and fences, not much should block the sun. 
It is such a difficult decision as the open plan kitchen/diner and living room are all at the back of the house so don't want those rooms to be dull, especially when we have bifold doors!

emcb20

Sistergold said:

That garden seems too small to receive sun even at the bottom. There is a also the chance that neighbours will plant trees for privacy and any chance of sun will be gone! There will probably be no sun in the rooms facing the garden. If you love the sun best look for different garden orientation. I have a south facing garden and I do love the sun and when in the lounge it can get hot and sometimes have to cut some sun out using blinds!

Thank you. The plan is deceiving as plot 23 which we thought had a very small garden is actually 9.5m wide x almost 10m long. Plot 47 is bigger than that so may be between 10-15 metres long. Not the biggest, but we may get some sun at the back.
We are concerned about the back rooms and lack of sun so you make a good point. Thanks for your help!

DayDreamerandGeneralWaster

I have a north facing garden. We get sun in the morning and late evening at the house end and sun all day at the bottom, 30ft garden. It's not an issue. Plants in the front garden tend to get a bit scorched and need watering frequently it's a bit of a pain. There's always a draw back. 

amandacat

Our kitchen is on the north side of our house and can be quite dark looking most of the time. Our lounge diner is south facing but only bright on a sunny day, it’s quite dark on a cloudy day. It can be a pain when the sun is out in our lounge as it gets very hot and the sun glares through and obstructs the tv or my vision on my laptop meaning I need to close the curtains so there are disadvantages to having rooms facing south. 

emcb20

amandacat said:

Our kitchen is on the north side of our house and can be quite dark looking most of the time. Our lounge diner is south facing but only bright on a sunny day, it’s quite dark on a cloudy day. It can be a pain when the sun is out in our lounge as it gets very hot and the sun glares through and obstructs the tv or my vision on my laptop meaning I need to close the curtains so there are disadvantages to having rooms facing south. 

I know, it's all about weighing up the pros and cons! As there is an open plan kitchen/diner with bifold doors and living room at the back facing North East, do you think this would ruin the enjoyment of them? 

Ibizafan

The aspect of a house is one of my priorities, and west facing is my favourite, as you get morning sun on the front of the house. The sun is in our back garden from mid morning on wards until sun set, which suits us just fine. It does depend on the length of your garden and what is around it, but north east would be a deal breaker for me. A local estate agent once told me that if house details don’t mention the aspect, it is unlikely to be south or west facing.

really?

Something worth considering is the gradient of the back garden. There's no levels/ falls on the plans- so they could easily leave you with a sloping back garden depending on the existing site.

Another in terms of orientation: if all those house are approx same ridge height you should get sun most of the day in the summer. Late afternoon/ evening as sun falls will be the issue.

diggingdude

So just got the compass app out and my garden is north east facing. I immediately back into a woods so it's always going to be shaded but I would avoid if buying a new build 

hazyjo

emcb20 said:

amandacat said:

Our kitchen is on the north side of our house and can be quite dark looking most of the time. Our lounge diner is south facing but only bright on a sunny day, it’s quite dark on a cloudy day. It can be a pain when the sun is out in our lounge as it gets very hot and the sun glares through and obstructs the tv or my vision on my laptop meaning I need to close the curtains so there are disadvantages to having rooms facing south. 

I know, it's all about weighing up the pros and cons! As there is an open plan kitchen/diner with bifold doors and living room at the back facing North East, do you think this would ruin the enjoyment of them? 

Not entirely sure what you're asking. If it's hot, you'll want them open. But you'll be walking through them to get to the garden, not sitting on the frame. I have double doors which are pretty wide and we need both open in summer. It will be shady, but still warm, and your house will be hot so presumably you'll want ventilation.