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

cymruchris

Slinky said:

What's the situation with the trees opposite? If they are on the west side of you, you'll get very little afternoon/evening light on the front of your house.

It's an official cycle track. But between the track and the street is a row of trees, and a large metal fence. The 'reported' crime rates for the area are exceptionally low. (not that everything gets reported of course.

cymruchris

YoungBlueEyes said:

I'd pick B too, it does have an unexplainably better feel to it. I wouldn't be squaring off the roundy wall tbh - it's probably a lot of work for very little gain, and there might be an official reason it was built like that. Sight line coming out of the garage maybe? 

Sight line is definitely better with the curve. Although having been there for a few hours this week, there was very little traffic.

kinger101

If you were minded to buy one of them, 
(a) buy the one you prefer; or
(b) if you had no preference buy the one you can secure for the lowest price by negotiating on both.

cymruchris

kinger101 said:

If you were minded to buy one of them, 
(a) buy the one you prefer; or
(b) if you had no preference buy the one you can secure for the lowest price by negotiating on both.

It's a long thread - but in this case it isn't about the one I prefer or the lowest price. I didn't mention at the beginning so as not to sway any opinion, but I'd offered on the first property, had it accepted, and then it fell through. I was then given the opportunity to offer on the second property where the garden was quite a bit smaller - so was guaging opinions on how much that might (or might not have affected valuations). As of today, an offer has been accepted on the second property, but it's been useful hearing from those that gave views on the original question.

donny_jim

I think that would more depend on where the properties are, but in general it doesn’t make much difference price wise.

markin

Looking at the sales history were they first 'sold' for the same?

If one owner paid for an upgraded kitchen or other extras then the may have been a small difference but not much.

housebuyer143

Glad you got it and good luck!

jackieblack

I feel like you might have dodged a bullet with the purchase of the first house falling through - too ‘penned in’, more overlooked garden and potential parking nightmares

YoungBlueEyes

Good luck to you Chris, I hope it's smooth sailing from here on in. 

cymruchris

markin said:

Looking at the sales history were they first 'sold' for the same?

If one owner paid for an upgraded kitchen or other extras then the may have been a small difference but not much.

That’s a very good question I hadn’t considered - being new builds they’d have first been bought around the same time. I’ll have a look later on. (Not that it matters too much now as I’ve offered)