Two identical houses - two different sized gardens - price difference?

GDB2222

theartfullodger said:

There is no (independent) "price".  Price comes from what seller and buyer agree.  What it's "worth" to you will be different to what it is to other people.

Bid what you think it's worth.

I’m sure the op will do exactly that, but he wants some feedback from other people. After all, he or his heirs will have to sell it one day.

housebuyer143

Based on that you posted, I would go for house B. The road actually isn't a main road and seems to serve only those living near by. You only have one neighbour to the side and no gardens backing onto you. Garage isn't ideal but not a deal breaker. Yes there is a footpath next to it, but if it's a quiet area you will not have an issue. I live on a corner plot next to road and footpath and it's no bother and not really much car noise. Yes it's probably got the potential for more car noise than A, but A has the potential for more people noise, which I think it worse.

House A, as you can see from the pictures is in amongst a lot of other houses and the access to your drive is likely to be hindered by those parking on the road. I used to live at the end of a cul de sac and the parking is always annoying as it's all crammed in and someone always ends up parking inconsiderately. Ask yourself how you are getting in and out as it doesnt look like you can turn around in there. House A feels penned in and that puts me off. 

theoretica

Do both properties own their space to park in front of the garage or have different legal situations for it?

cymruchris

GDB2222 said:

theartfullodger said:

There is no (independent) "price".  Price comes from what seller and buyer agree.  What it's "worth" to you will be different to what it is to other people.

Bid what you think it's worth.

I’m sure the op will do exactly that, but he wants some feedback from other people. After all, he or his heirs will have to sell it one day.

Very much this - As I mentioned I don't think personally there's much in it when it comes to sizes of gardens - but I wanted to get a feel for the general consensus being along similar lines, or whether a majority would come out and say the smaller garden should be cheaper....

cymruchris

theoretica said:

Do both properties own their space to park in front of the garage or have different legal situations for it?

They both have the areas in front of the garages marked as part of the property on the title deeds.

cymruchris

housebuyer143 said:

Based on that you posted, I would go for house B. The road actually isn't a main road and seems to serve only those living near by. You only have one neighbour to the side and no gardens backing onto you. Garage isn't ideal but not a deal breaker. Yes there is a footpath next to it, but if it's a quiet area you will not have an issue. I live on a corner plot next to road and footpath and it's no bother and not really much car noise. Yes it's probably got the potential for more car noise than A, but A has the potential for more people noise, which I think it worse.

House A, as you can see from the pictures is in amongst a lot of other houses and the access to your drive is likely to be hindered by those parking on the road. I used to live at the end of a cul de sac and the parking is always annoying as it's all crammed in and someone always ends up parking inconsiderately. Ask yourself how you are getting in and out as it doesnt look like you can turn around in there. House A feels penned in and that puts me off. 

That's a very good summary - and does mirror my own thoughts, so it's good to hear it from someone else as well.

cymruchris

theartfullodger said:

There is no (independent) "price".  Price comes from what seller and buyer agree.  What it's "worth" to you will be different to what it is to other people.

Bid what you think it's worth.

Yes - I understand that   it's just a point around whether two properties on the same street, of the same internal layout would generally command a similar/same price irrespective of their garden sizes - one being approximately 50 percent bigger than the other. I do feel there's no real difference - but wanted to see if that was the general feeling amongst those that have bought and sold houses themselves.

housebuyer143

cymruchris said:

housebuyer143 said:

Based on that you posted, I would go for house B. The road actually isn't a main road and seems to serve only those living near by. You only have one neighbour to the side and no gardens backing onto you. Garage isn't ideal but not a deal breaker. Yes there is a footpath next to it, but if it's a quiet area you will not have an issue. I live on a corner plot next to road and footpath and it's no bother and not really much car noise. Yes it's probably got the potential for more car noise than A, but A has the potential for more people noise, which I think it worse.

House A, as you can see from the pictures is in amongst a lot of other houses and the access to your drive is likely to be hindered by those parking on the road. I used to live at the end of a cul de sac and the parking is always annoying as it's all crammed in and someone always ends up parking inconsiderately. Ask yourself how you are getting in and out as it doesnt look like you can turn around in there. House A feels penned in and that puts me off. 

That's a very good summary - and does mirror my own thoughts, so it's good to hear it from someone else as well.

Everyone I think has different opinions and requirements as you can see from the replies. The garden size for me wouldn't be that deal breaker, but everything else I mentioned would be the first thing for my consideration.  Would happily buy a smaller garden if the location of the house was better.
They are probably worth the same value as the smaller garden is then offset by the better location in my opinion. 

Grumpy_chap

Albermarle said:

I would have thought the main disadvantage with Property B, was not the size of the garden, but the fact it has a pavement and road running down one side of it. .

The value of different opinion.
Around our way, people pay a premium for corner plot, which Property B appears to be and Property A is not.

If I was the buyer in this situation, I would simply view both properties, assess the relative values of the garden sizes (to me) and the other factors - maybe the kitchen in one will be a knock-out winner - maybe the neighbours at one have broken cars all over the driveway...

born_again

Looks like 31 maybe sharing access way or drive with neighbours. Can be a pain if someone has more than 1 car or as normal garage is full of everything else & not car. Thus making life harder than it should be.