Six weeks in and not One viewing !! What's wrong ?

sarah_elton

GavP wrote: »

If you think that's bad look at the second lounge.

"What we really need to set off our blue carpet off is a bright red suite, some weight-training equipment , a big pile of junk and some weird, random decorations..."

What is that weird angel thing behind the couch? :rotfl:

Looks like one lounge was decorated by my nan and the other by a blind teenager.

Nice garden though - the house is on a good plot.

oldMcDonald

sarah_elton wrote: »

What is that weird angel thing behind the couch? :rotfl:

Looks like one lounge was decorated by my nan and the other by a blind teenager.

Nice garden though - the house is on a good plot.

Is it an angel? I thougt it was supposed to be Marilyn Monroe!

A_Nice_Englishman

Without knowing the area, it seems to me that Dinnington has gone from being what might have been a semi-rural location to a commuter village / suburbia. As a result, people looking for a grade 2 listed property will not like the area and those who do like the area will be looking for modern properties. There are loads of modern 3 bedders for around £170K. If I'm right, I think even the £180K valuation may be optimistic. Sorry!

One point which nobody has mentioned so far - the local school has only a 'satisfactory' rating by Ofsted. A family with £350K to spend on a 3 bed house could probably get one in the catchment area of the best school in the area.

RHemmings

A_Nice_Englishman wrote: »

One point which nobody has mentioned so far - the local school has only a 'satisfactory' rating by Ofsted. A family with £350K to spend on a 3 bed house could probably get one in the catchment area of the best school in the area.

I certainly would go for a good catchment area if I could afford £350K on a house.

Davesnave

If I'm right, I think even the £180K valuation may be optimistic. Sorry!

You aren't right about the price - there is no comparison between this house and a Barratt 3 bedder - but you have a point about the area and the school.
I mentioned Ofsted ratings this morning & you have done the research. However, a family could live in this period house relatively cheaply and use the money saved to 'bus' their kids out of area into 'nice' schools where they all wear ties etc. Certainly happens in my city - the morning 4x4 count goes up markedly as soon as the private schools go back!

RHemmings

Davesnave wrote: »

You aren't right about the price - there is no comparison between this house and a Barratt 3 bedder - but you have a point about the area and the school.
I mentioned Ofsted ratings this morning & you have done the research. However, a family could live in this period house relatively cheaply and use the money saved to 'bus' their kids out of area into 'nice' schools where they all wear ties etc. Certainly happens in my city - the morning 4x4 count goes up markedly as soon as the private schools go back!

But if the parents are "saving" by buying a £350K house, then they are people who can afford a house more expensive than £350K. Someone who could only afford £350K couldn't then afford to bus their children out as well.

Mozette

GavP wrote: »

Incidentally, is it just me or is this nearby one priced completely off the scale:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-17024189.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=buy

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Hestia

My tuppence worth - we live in an area close by (Bramley). We had our 4 bed detached with garden and garage valued at 225K at beginning of 2007 and a year ago had looked at putting in an offer on a similar property to yours in the centre of Dinnington for slightly more than your asking price.

We are a professional couple, looking to have kids in the medium term, and to be honest the demographics and school within the catchment area were part of the deciding factor. There are a lot of scruffy roads and estates in the town and the socioeconomic factors and demographics are something that put us off.

Grade II houses also put a lot of people off because to do any modifications requires different consents from the normal planning permission (we also looked into this for another property we were considering).

Your house is lovely, and is something along the lines that we'd have been interested in, however we would not consider spending that amount on a property in that particular location (especially since we'd have been moving down to a 3 bed and losing the ensuite and an upstairs bathroom!).

Apologies if this sounds harsh, but something is really only worth what someone else is prepared to pay for it.

A_Nice_Englishman

Davesnave wrote: »

You aren't right about the price - there is no comparison between this house and a Barratt 3 bedder - but you have a point about the area and the school.
I mentioned Ofsted ratings this morning & you have done the research. However, a family could live in this period house relatively cheaply and use the money saved to 'bus' their kids out of area into 'nice' schools where they all wear ties etc. Certainly happens in my city - the morning 4x4 count goes up markedly as soon as the private schools go back!

I agree this property is quite different to a Barratt 3-bedder. But the potential buyers for both are the same. And the old cliche that buyers decide prices applies, unfortunately.

Hestia's first-hand comments on the area confirm my suspicions.

OP - ask your estate agent directly how many buyers he has on his books looking to spend over £300K in Dinnington.

Bf109

Grade II listed is often a massive turn off. Even for folks like me who love historic old places, the reality is that you are severley restricted in what you can and cant do with the place and any repairs and maintanence can end up costing a fortune because original materials have to be used.

No thanks.

Based on what others have found close by, I would rather get a newer £225k with upstairs bog, downstairs wc and twin garages than a Grade II listed headache for >£100k more.