Dormer bungalow - between two stools?

BootcamperHF

Six years ago I bought a 1930's bungalow converted to a dormer in the 1980's.  Well insulated upstairs and no issues with either extreme cold in winter or excessively warm in the summer.  It's the nicest of the five homes I've owned.

jennyred

sunlight1 said:

I'm interested in buying the above but have read that I may struggle to sell in future since dormers negate the appeal of true bungalow, single-storey, living to the target market (generally older) and families are less interested in them since effectively you're competing with two-storey houses. I may also have to rent it due to work in future and would also worry about it's rentability for the same reasons. As against that, the property would be fine for me as a single person and is well-priced.  

Hi, we (couple, early 40's, no children) completed on a dormer bungalow in Nov 2020. There was loads of interest from families for this particular one due to proximity to a school. The main reason most didnt go for it was lack of bathroom upstairs and when we viewed it, the vendor was thinking of removing it from the market to put in a shower room upstairs.

We loved it though and similar to the one you are thinking about it has 2 rooms upstairs. The main bedroom and bathroom and 1 guest room is on the ground floor. I have given hubby the upstairs - 1 for an office and 1 for an 'indoor workshop', which is basically code for him to keep all of his 'best junk' upstairs and out of my sight!

At some point we will add in a clockroom up stairs so that it will have onward saleability. However unless one of need care in teh future, buying a dormer bungalow has given us the space we need now when we are younger and single floor accomodation for when we are older. win win.