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To think that it’s odd no one has come to look?

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Onwayto50 · 01/07/2025 13:13

I wasn’t sure how to title this - but we put our house on the market 3 weeks ago and have had utter tumbleweed. I’m including a link - am I missing something? I think it’s priced right for the market and I think the photos are lovely but maybe I’m too close to it?? AIBU to think we should have had a least a little interest? Or am I missing something glaring??

Check out this 4 bedroom terraced house for sale on Rightmove

4 bedroom terraced house for sale in Harrowby Road, Grantham, NG31 for £390,000. Marketed by Newton Fallowell, Grantham

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/163176548?utm_campaign=property-details&utm_content=buying&utm_medium=sharing&utm_source=copytoclipboard#/&channel=RES_BUY

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Robogob · 01/07/2025 14:04

Things that would put me off:

  • it looks like a long thin house and downstairs none of the spaces seem to have any clear function.
  • the kitchen is weird to the point of creepy
  • garden is very unattractive
  • carpeted bathroom is that? Apologies if I’m seeing it wrong.
  • you’ve got loads of interesting and/or attractive stuff, but it’s not fixing the dead space.

To be honest if I were you I’d repaint the kitchen. I’d also get something on the large areas of walls that look empty. Alternatively if you can afford to, put everything in storage and paint the whole house white or something.

FOJN · 01/07/2025 14:04

The kitchen layout is strange and wastes a lot of useable space. There is no toilet on the same floor as two of the bedrooms.

TheNinthLock · 01/07/2025 14:04

Spanador · 01/07/2025 13:59

The photos on the previous listing show that OP wasn't responsible for the kitchen as it already had the strange layout😆

www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/details/d9109c7e-1a0b-4bc1-8f38-14fddaacd2be

I think it looks better on this original listing.
Whilst I am not a fan of the white and black monochrome look, it seems friendlier.
The multiple mismatched colours in the living room and the green on the kitchen wall have not helped the house.
Perhaps the key is to tone down all the colours and let the original bones of the house do the talking.

TheClockThatNeverStop · 01/07/2025 14:03

Op, it's the kitchen...

TheClockThatNeverStop · 01/07/2025 14:03

Ihopeyouhavent · 01/07/2025 13:44

Yikes - who or what is fitting in bedroom 4!! And only 1 bathroom

Yeah 1.4m should absolutely NOT be marked as a bedroom. Single bed width is 90cm! I grit my terth at anything under 2m tbh

MooreMooreMoore · 01/07/2025 14:02

It looks like a co- working space / therapy room for rent with the lounge/dining room set up.

Weird corridor kitchen, doesn’t look user friendly.

Ultimately it will be the price of you’ve had no interest.

Wardrobefred · 01/07/2025 14:02

wandererofthekingdom · 01/07/2025 13:59

This one is comparable to yours and close by and is only £300k
4 bedroom character property for sale in Dudley Road, Grantham, NG31

Oh, that ones nicer too, and states off road parking (although we still can't see it!).

OP why do you think yours is worth £90k more?

LeavesTrees · 01/07/2025 14:02

I agree with others - hugely overpriced, the kitchen doesn’t quite look like a kitchen, it almost appears half done because it’s not clear where your washing machine and other appliances are. And the back garden almost gives me a claustrophobic feeling - it’s narrow, the fence looks uncared for and leaning slightly and I would worry about some of the tall trees, particularly if they belong to the neighbours. Tall trees in neighbouring properties always put me off due to past experience.

NoelFaraday · 01/07/2025 14:01

I’ve now watched the video (awful music) in the hope I might see some more of the kitchen but no it’s just one long piece with undercuboards and a separate fridge freezer.

That unit with no wall cabinets is an acquired taste and will appeal to few.

You may love it but it’s going to have a big impact on putting potential buyers off.

Sw1989 · 01/07/2025 14:01

It's overpriced unfortunately, a cursory look at comparable sold prices on the same street shows an average of £345k in the last year. The house does look well presented, but I agree with what others have said that the photos do look a little narrow.

chattyness · 01/07/2025 14:00

I don't think the photos or videos are showing it very well at all. I would definitely have to redo that kitchen as it hasn't got a family kitchen vibe it's not welcoming to me, it looks clinical, so that would put me off spending all that money and still having to do a costly kitchen refit

2andadog · 01/07/2025 14:00

I live not far from Grantham, it's very much the price.

That Estate agent is also good, but known for over valuing.

They also told me around 3-4 months ago anything with anything with 3 or over at the front of the price is slow to move at the moment. The fact you've had no enquiries shows it's not just a slow market thing, just a high price.

Pop dimensions on the floor plan, show the garage (and parking?) and drop by 50k and you'll find you get more interest.

TomatoSandwiches · 01/07/2025 14:00

alexalisten · 01/07/2025 13:49

Op can't you at least come back and explain the kitchen.

Such a mumsnet thing to say 😂 but I agree, the kitchen looks like a operating theatre to me.

Rantypanties · 01/07/2025 13:59

Sorry the kitchen would put me off, traditional house would need to have a traditional design for me. Also garden looks like both fences are falling in and with nothing in it it’s not very appealing.

As a buyer I’d want to know there was proper building regs/permissions for the top floor bedroom.

Spanador · 01/07/2025 13:59

The photos on the previous listing show that OP wasn't responsible for the kitchen as it already had the strange layout😆

www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/details/d9109c7e-1a0b-4bc1-8f38-14fddaacd2be

cocoonscriticupgrading · 01/07/2025 13:58

Lovely house, but:

  • layout is personal taste (very long narrow, 'cold' kitchen);
  • it advertises double garage, but no photograph - the map shows it may be at the back of the property, approached by unappealing access shared with many other homes;
  • this is Grantham, north of 'Watford Gap', so nearly 400k for a Victorian terraced home is a worthy cheeky ask, but unlikely to grab the attention of locals: you may get somebody used more to London-centric prices moving to the area. Personally, I would not be wanting to pay much more than 250k in that area. A property is only worth what somebody is prepared to pay, and how long you are prepared to wait.
5128gap · 01/07/2025 13:58

I think your house is beautiful. The things that would put me off viewing if there was a lot of competition would be firstly the possibility the loft bedroom wasn't done to building regs. I've had this so many times when viewing simular '4 bedroom' terraced houses, which turned out to be officially 3. If its a proper conversion, it might be worth saying so. Secondly, it's hard to understand how the outside space works. Is the garden seperate from the house with garage and shared access in between? If not, make this clear, as those arrangements are off putting and I'd not view a house where that was unclear if I had lots of choice.

Groundhedgehogday · 01/07/2025 13:58

It's the price mostly - it seems expensive for where it is and by the surrounding prices but also:
No picture of one bathroom - looks like there's only one bathroom (pick up the bath mats!) and a downstairs loo
Not clear which the master bedroom is
Garden looks like a strip of land - no care given. Is it a garage at the end of it?
And sorry if you put it in but the kitchen is awful, it's really not maximised the space or storage. I keep looking at and I'm just not understanding. Maybe it's better in real life.

TheNinthLock · 01/07/2025 13:57

I ordinarily adore Victorian terraced houses, but this one misses the mark.
Shame, as the first picture (of the front of the house) is lovely and I was instantly attracted to your house.
The kitchen is an odd long strip.
The downstairs is open-plan and to me gives 'we are trying to be fun but this is an office' vibes.
Where is the period charm? It does not feel snug and homely.
So that, plus the price, would mean I would not come and look.

cheezncrackers · 01/07/2025 13:57

Re: the kitchen. Who came up with that layout? I've never seen anything like it and I've been watching property programmes for about 20 years now. If you Google 'layouts for long, narrow kitchens' and hit 'Images' there is literally nothing like yours OP in all the photos I browsed through. And there is a reason for that - people want what's in those photos, not what you have.

JustGoClickLikeALightSwitch · 01/07/2025 13:57

Like PP I'd rework the kitchen a bit and lower the price. How do you yourself use that kitchen? Is there everything you need?

Doggymummar · 01/07/2025 13:57

It's been overdeveloped seemingly without any thought as to how the space will be used. The kitchen seems wildly impractical

Grumpsy · 01/07/2025 13:56

I have no idea about house values in the area, but I wouldn’t look because of the kitchen, it looks like it’s just an island with no units? I couldn’t live with that even on a short term basis whilst waiting for a new one to be fitted.

wandererofthekingdom · 01/07/2025 13:56

Its lovely and presented well but priced too high. You're on at the same price as 4 bed detached houses with garages and driveways.
No parking at all and being terraced really does make it much less desirable than those houses to families.

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