How much of a turn off is a boiler in a bedroom?

Pagw

Hello, a 1-bed flat I'm considering buying has the boiler in the bedroom, since there isn't anywhere suitable for it to go in the kitchen or bathroom. I'm weighing up how much it would affect my enjoyment of the property, and I don't think there are serious safety issues if the boiler is well-serviced, but I'm also wondering how much less desirable would this make the property when it came to selling later or renting it out? It would be very useful to know how would this affect whether you would be interested to buy or rent such a property - would it be no big deal, would you still consider the property but only if the price were lower, or would you not consider such a property at all?

I ask because I've read threads by people considering whether to move a boiler to/from a bedroom, and there seem to be both people who are not bothered and people who say they'd be very concerned about it, but I can't tell if there is a large fraction of people who would actually never buy such a place.

Thanks very much if you can reply.

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If it's a one bed flat, I wouldn't consider it to be a particular concern for buyers.

coffeehound

Since it is a one-bed, it’s potentially less of an issue than would be the case in a family home. The heating would be the kicker: would you be nonplussed to be woken by it firing up at 05:30 when you don’t need to wake up until 7.00?

it’s ultimately down to it being reflected in the price

user1977

Pretty commonplace for smaller flats, often there isn't anywhere else to put the flue. Had one myself. My main concern would be the noise from it (assuming the heating kicks in while you're still trying to sleep). 

daveyjp

A one bed flat should warm up quickly so little need to have the heating running when you are wanting to sleep.  Just turn it on when you wake up.

Bluebell1000

We have a 3 bed house and the boiler is in our bedroom. It did seem a bit odd at first, but it's not a problem. In winter we set it to come on about 15 mins before our alarm clock goes off, and I usually sleep through the boiler running now I'm used to it. It wasn't a factor in deciding our offer price when we got the house.

jackieblack

I wouldn’t buy any property where the bedroom was the only option for a boiler.
But I also wouldn’t ever buy a flat again, so I’m not representative of any prospective future purchaser.

sammyjammy

coffeehound said:

Since it is a one-bed, it’s potentially less of an issue than would be the case in a family home. The heating would be the kicker: would you be nonplussed to be woken by it firing up at 05:30 when you don’t need to wake up until 7.00?

it’s ultimately down to it being reflected in the price

This for me, i am a light sleeper and when I visit a friend I have to sleep in a room with a boiler in situ, it drives me mad!  

Obviously its a given to have a carbon monoxide alarm in the room

Pagw

Thanks for all the replies so far.

sammyjammy said:

This for me, i am a light sleeper and when I visit a friend I have to sleep in a room with a boiler in situ, it drives me mad!  

Thanks for this - is that with a fairly modern boiler, one that's off for most of the night, or something older or that is trying to keep water warm all night or something?

daveyjp

Pagw said:

Thanks for all the replies so far.

sammyjammy said:

This for me, i am a light sleeper and when I visit a friend I have to sleep in a room with a boiler in situ, it drives me mad!  

Thanks for this - is that with a fairly modern boiler, one that's off for most of the night, or something older or that is trying to keep water warm all night or something?

If someone uses a hot tap during the night the boiler will fire.

user1977

daveyjp said:

A one bed flat should warm up quickly so little need to have the heating running when you are wanting to sleep.  Just turn it on when you wake up.

I wouldn't necessarily equate "one bed flat" to "quick to warm up" - they can still have rubbish insulation, large room sizes, high ceilings etc.