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I'm currently stuck trying to decide which property to go for out of these two new builds, that are yet to be built.
The 113 is roughly 26ft wide (including garage) and 20ft long. The 112 (yellow) is a similar size minus the corner behind the garage.
The one one (113 in blue) is a north east facing garden, but offers a slightly bigger garden with the corner behind the garage. It also has nothing over looking it from behind the back of the garden either. Also, the 4 houses with HAD on them are bungalows.
The other (112 in yellow) is a south west garden I believe, has a slightly smaller garden with the corner behind the garage not being there. The garden is surrounded by other gardens.
What's the better house position for me to go for ? Both properties are not yet built btw.
The 113 is roughly 26ft wide (including garage) and 20ft long. The 112 (yellow) is a similar size minus the corner behind the garage.
The one one (113 in blue) is a north east facing garden, but offers a slightly bigger garden with the corner behind the garage. It also has nothing over looking it from behind the back of the garden either. Also, the 4 houses with HAD on them are bungalows.
The other (112 in yellow) is a south west garden I believe, has a slightly smaller garden with the corner behind the garage not being there. The garden is surrounded by other gardens.
What's the better house position for me to go for ? Both properties are not yet built btw.
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When I was house hunting, I found this useful:
https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/types-of-garden-shade/
South or South-West facing gardens seemed to be the most sought after.Retired 1st July 2021.
This is not investment advice.
Your money may go "down and up and down and up and down and up and down ... down and up and down and up and down and up and down ... I got all tricked up and came up to this thing, lookin' so fire hot, a twenty out of ten..."0 -
Assuming that's to scale, the NE one looks like it's big enough that it would still get a fair bit of sun, especially during the months when you actually want to use it.
Although it looks like it still abuts just as many other gardens as the SW one, apart from along it's back border.
I'm a real sun worshipper but I found my previous SW rear garden was actually too hot and un-shady on the hottest of days0 -
Cheers both.
@Gwendo40- The 113 is roughly 26ft wide (including garage) and 20ft long. The 112 (yellow) is a similar size minus the corner behind the garage.
If the garden is shorter than the length of the house then I assume it won't get any sun due to the shadow0 -
Easy enough to work out where this is
What is wrong with plot 93?0 -
When considering an aspect
You can build structures to provide shade.
You can't put up a different Sun.0 -
getmore4less wrote: »Easy enough to work out where this is
What is wrong with plot 93?
Haha I thought someone might recognise it. I did consider 93 but believe someone has already reserved it.
Yeah you're right, a garden that faces the sun will always be more appealing. Like you mentioned, you can also create your own shade. Thank you for your input and help
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Generally a south facing garden will have a lot more value. Will you spend time in a cold mossy secluded garden doing a bbq?
Developers do this as they try to keep house prices roughly the same.
Advantages of a bigger north facing garden is room to extend house. Disadvantage is easy to slip on moss on any hard surface, not much except weeds and dead grass due to constant moss.
South facing garden is suntrap and usable, not much potential to expand.
Our garden ( in London) is roughly 10m deep, but south facing, houses opposite 15m or so, all sell for roughly the same price.
Food for thought, usability or expand ability0 -
112, no more over looked and cut corner not an issue. The aspect is preferable. I’ve a corner cut off my garden and it’s not noticeable with planting. I’m north though and do notice lack of sun in agyernoon0
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Wanted to add, 113 is most likely to be burgled from the back
Oh both houses have a terrible disadvantage, what will you do if several people park on your access road and block you in or out. Happens a lot in new builds with insufficient parts0 -
Haha I thought someone might recognise it. I did consider 93 but believe someone has already reserved it.
Yeah you're right, a garden that faces the sun will always be more appealing. Like you mentioned, you can also create your own shade. Thank you for your input and help
They need to update their on-line info, it is not marked as sold.
Does it have to be new build there is a lot around there for 50k less upto that money they want
I do quite like the floor plan of that particular model.
I would also investigate the details of the shared access,
The advantage of the two plots at the end of that little road is there may be more parking options than 93 can offer but you could find other people parking on that access if wide enough for 2 cars.0
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