Viewed a property yesterday, would this bother you?

I think it sounds quite nice. Do you have a Rightmove link?

It wouldn't put me off at all.

We currently live in a house spread over 3 levels - you go in at ground level into the kitchen, you go down into the old cellar to the utility room, a store room and a play/cinema room, and the bathroom, living room and 2 bedrooms are on the first floor

if it makes the best use of available space then I don't see it being an issue

I think it sounds great , but i work with a lady who can't sell her house , she has a downstairs kitchen & this is the reason given when she asked for feedback from the etsate agents.

Do you use a wheelchair ?

If not, I can't see it being that much of a problem. I really like the sound of it.

I would quite like that - as long as there was room for some seating downstairs so that you can have company whilst cooking etc.

It would suit us down to the ground [apart from the spiral staircase lol] as i could use the downstairs in the day with the kids and keep the living room child free and relaxing for the evenings ?

For me as long as the kitchen and dining room are on the same level and the bedrooms and bathroom are on the same level nothing else bothers me.

I'd love it I think - sounds a bit quirky. It might put me off as I have family in a wheelchair but if it was for rooms they wouldn't have to use it might not bother me

It sounds lovely,

I think it sounds lovely. Wouldn't put me off.

I think it sounds great

we used to have a house that had a similar situation - there was a master suite and sitting room upstairs - then the kitchen, dining/family room and spare rooms were downstairs - it never felt like a problem at all

I really like the sound of it. I live in a house over three floors and we have to go downstairs from the lounge to the kitchen, it's really not an issue. I've always like the look of those sunken houses that are different levels at the front and back, it's quirky.

Just to add the lady selling hers at work has only a kitchen downstairs the dining room is upstairs , i think maybe this is the reason she is struggling to sell.

I don't think any of that would put me off. It sounds really nice. I like a house with quirks, as long as they aren't totally impractical. A lot of new build town houses now have kitchen diners downstairs and living room on the floor above, so not unusual.

I actually like the idea of the kitchen/diner being totally separate from the living room. Less temptation to take your dinner into the lounge to eat in front of the tv.

Do you think ? ?

Sophie, I have a link but there are only 3 pics, rubbish really; http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-22422851.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=buy&mam_disp=true If we did put an offer in, it's probable we could knock £**** off so would have money for new kitchen and stairs. FIL seems adamant that we would have to move the kitchen back upstairs ☹️

P+P, no, not a wheelchair user but MIL has mobility problems and finds stairs difficult. We would definately have to put in "normal" stairs, for which there is room.

I know a bit of a duh! moment.

The garden looks gorgeous.

Swampy, yes, there is plenty of room for company downstairs. In fact I love the thought of ripping out all the pine cladding and having a lovely big kitchen diner where everyone can gather around. Baaah, sod FIL, just got to keep fingers crossed that H likes it when he sees it tomorrow!

Think it looks and sounds nice. We have a townhouse, so not quite the same, but kitchen and dining room are downstairs and you have to go up and down stairs with cups of tea etc. You get used to it very quickly!

I think it looks lovely. TBH I think your FiL is full of shite - it's you who'll be living there, not your Mil and her mobility problems. Is there a separate dining room off the kitchen? If you're in-kitchen eaters, you could convert that to a snug/family-room-type arrangement so people could drink their tea downstairs if they really wanted to ? Otherwise the kitchen looks big enough to fit a sofa or comfy armchair somewhere.

I think it sounds lovely, but if you have relatives with mobility problems and they're likely to be frequent visitors, you may have to give their needs more weight.

? Can you send your MIL round the side of the house to the dining room via the garden at meal-times, rather than change the stairs?

I think it looks great, especially as there's a seperate dining room downstairs too

I think that makes it that bit nicer actually! like others have said, quirkiness, and no i don't think it would bother potential buyers in the future.

Like you say, sod FIL, you're going to be living there!

Love the layout.

If it were me moving in - I'd have an extension off of the Dining room, so the living room could have a roof terrace & an outside spiral staircase to access the garden from there too.

Big Kitchen diner & huge open plan living area.

? I did think of this, but it would be a bit mean in the winter/rain etc! TBH, I can't see them coming to eat more than once every couple of months, and on those occassions, if she can't manage the stairs we could eat upstairs.

Sophie, I wish I could tell him he's full of shite sometimes! The kitchen pic is a bit deceptive, downstairs is L shaped and the kitchen is at the short length of the L if that makes sense. The long bit is all dining room with the spiral stairs coming down the middle.

Mrs JMP, the living room window already has the roof of the lower extension in front of it and I thought exactly the same as you! Make sure it's strong enough, put some railings around it and steps leading to the garden.....hmmm

Just looked at the floorplan - plenty of room downstairs to have a family room/sitting area as well as the eating bit.... if you and H like it then i would go for it! change the stairs tho ?

I've just looked at the floor plans and I actually really like it. I think you'd end up living downstairs during the day - that open plan kitchen diner is actually quite big - and just using the sitting room at night. That's what we'd do anyway.

Swampy and Charlotte, you are right, there's plenty of room to stay downstairs, I reckon you are right, we would probably use the living room in the evening only. Maybe we could put a downstairs loo extension somewhere? Then, if MIL came over, it wouldn't matter if she was up or down, she could stay where she was without negotiating the stairs.

I know I seem to be putting a lot of thought into what's best for MIL when in reality,as I said earlier she would probably only eat with us once every 2 months, maybe have coffee once a month or so. It's just we are moving there to be nearer to them as she is not in very good health, so we have to give some consideration to what she could reasonably manage.

WSS.

It sounds lovely, and having just checked the online photos/etc., I really do like it. Wouldn't put us off buying at all, in fact for us I think it would be a nice little feature ?

It looks great.

The only thing I would want to check would be any issues with damp etc wih the Kitchen and dining room being kind of below street level.

And if insurers will have an issue.

I think it's sounds great!

In Bristol, there are quite a few older houses that are like this and I've always liked them. I used to rent one like this and it worked fab. The kitchen actually was a really popular room of ths house and our friends etc used to spend hours there as it backed onto our backgarden and back entrance.The main thing for me was that the living room/one of the bedrooms and bathroom were on the same level.

I think the main thing for me would be that the dining area and kitchen are together, and even better that the kitchen/diner goes into the garden. when we were looking for a house you wouldn't believe how hard it was to find this. The garden looks lovely too which is a plus point. again, when we looked this time last year estate agents looked at us like we were mad for wanting a big garden.

I think your FIL is wrong. Often, some people just have a set idea of a layout and can't see anything else.

I think it's really nice and people won't be put off. And also hello! because I live in TW too, I like the area up there as well, have some friends who live in Huntleys Park.