4 bedrooms vs 2 receptions 3 bedrooms, which one value more?

RelievedSheff

I think it depends how you  want to live in the house.

We went for a 3 bed with 2 reception rooms because that suits us better.

Our 3 bed is the same size as next doors 4 bed, just our bedrooms are bigger. 

I would go for how the living accommodation works best for you rather than the number of bedrooms.

london21

If it is for private use better to go for what best meets your needs.
If you need more bedrooms then 4 bedrooms.
If not too bothered about the number of bedrooms then 2 reception is nice. 

getmore4less

We have a downstairs hall, living space dining space, kitchen space, effectively 4 corners of a rectangle.with 4 doors connecting.

The double doors between living and dining have never been put up.

If we opened the kitchen to the dining area they would.

Not a fan of downstairs space used for cars, separate garage and parking.

Open plan get the laundry out of the space.
Would even consider getting a dishwasher into utility area.

badger09

In our previous home the kitchen was very well designed (by me ) but really only big enough for one person at a time. If my husband or friends wanted to chat while I was cooking, I would constantly be apologising for shunting them around. Consequently most of the time, I was in there on my own. 

This place has a large kitchen/diner with breakfast bar big enough for 4 to sit at to eat/drink, plus plenty of space for dining table & chairs. Its bliss! 

However, there's no way husband & I could live in a single open plan living space. He could watch sport & politics 24/7. I can't.
I think a separate space is valued by most families so in OP's position, unless I needed 4 bedrooms as bedrooms, I'd go for the 3 bed 2 reception 

elsien

I need to be able to close the door on the bombsite that is my kitchen in the event of visitors arriving. 
You need a certain degree of tidiness for open plan that I don't possess.
Otherwise, as already said, it's a bit swings and roundabout. There are other pros and cons to both options as well as the internal layout. 
Buy whichever one best meets your needs as they are now and for the foreseeable. 

GaleSF63

One will appeal to some, and the other to others. Choose what you want to live in, don't buy a house for the next buyers. 

theoretica

The builders - who know much more about the property market and valuations than I do - have decided they are equal price.  Seems plausible that they are right.

Marvel1

Property 2 as I'm not a fan of open plan.

NatNat77

Is there an option to wall off some of the open plan part if you wanted to?

I wouldn't want a North facing garden unless I knew at least some of it got the sun

grandadgolfer

3 bedroom house