Ground versus upper floor flat?

itsgototstop

impy78 wrote: »

To be honest, my premium in central london is less than it was in Ealing and Peterborough...just a shame about everything else, really!

Really, wow you must have a good policy ( off to sniff round Quidco...;-) )

DGJsaver

we have two floors of an old victorian 4 storey , we have the basement with two bedrooms in and when you go down there you cant hear a thing and its bliss , really feels away from it all , the ground floor also beneifts from the only bay windows ni the property which we like , and also ground floors sometimes have their own front door and everyoone else shares the other door to go up....

Margaret_Skinner

Thanks to everyone - sounds like 50-50 so far!! These flats are self-contained so have their own doors (so cat flaps aren't a problem) & are in a quite cul-de-sac so I don't have quite the same worries re security although it's a good point. I did the first viewing at 6 p.m. and there was certainly no 'teatime' noises from upstairs at that point. I also thought about the fact of easier access to the garden & not running up & down the stairs for the doorbell/post/visitors/with shopping etc. although the exercise would do me good! Also the fact we'll be getting furniture so getting that in a ground floor would be easier.

Could you all just come and view it with me then let me know?? Would be really helpful ........

Didn't think about the insurance - will investigate that.

Margaret_Skinner

"quite cul-de-sac"? - never seen one of those.
The cul-de-sac was quiet.

ken_and_dot

Older flats are a bit of a pot luck choice with regard to soundproofing, but since January 2005 all new flats and conversions are required to comply with very strict soundproofing specifications. These are generally tested on-site by a specialist and a certificate issued before a completion certificate can be granted.

pinkshoes

Personally I wouldn't live in a flat that wasn't purpose built... conversions I find are just too noisy, either ground or first floor.

I live in a purpose build top floor flat, and love it. Don't hear anything from the neighbours (not even the screaming toddler!!), and even though we have laminate flooring, they don't hear anything from us (unless they were lying!).

I didn't look at any ground floor because of the security issues, and perhaps potential noise from above. Although if you have cats, wouldn't ground floor be far more convenient?

muddypaws2807

Basically I would never live in a flat ever again, hence I now rent a house. I was on the ground floor and I could hear everything that went on upstairs (new build).

Each monring they went for a dump, I could hear them having rampant rumoy pumpy (and no I was not jealous). Even when they were in the kitchen, i could hear draws open, close, washing machine on, it drove me nuts. I ended up wandering round my flat with ear phones on. Could not wait to get out

movilogo

If it floods, you'll be submerged in a ground floor flat

Trollfever

I also live in a new build block of flats. As they are built of cardboard that is glued to a steel frame, I know the intimate details of the life styles of my neighbours.

alan99_2

If you are buying rather than renting.
If it is a converted house with 2 flats ground and upper floor then another angle could be with the respective leases and repairing responsibilities.
It could be upstairs is responsible for roof and downstairs for foundations.
Does the roof look a bit worn or the house a bit wonky