Boiler in bedroom

[Marmablade]

We have the choice to move the boiler from DD's wardrobe into the bathroom next door or leave it in her built in wardrobe. It's been serviced every year and it's a sealed system so no real danger (but of course there always might be perceived or possible danger).

Moving it will cost twice as much as keeping it where it is, when you factor in moving the flue, waste stack, rerouting pipes, boxing in the boiler to create a cupboard, plastering, moving toilet over etc.

£850 (+£800 for boiler) vs £1850

I have always wanted to move the boiler when it finally died and it's on its last legs so we definitely have to do it. However we want to move in the next 6-12 months and appreciate the boiler position might influence future buyers. But would it affect the selling price/saleability that much? £1k's worth? It's quite a sort after 3 double bedroom house. WWYD?

I wouldn't consider buying a house with a boiler in a bedroom. If I was in love with the place I would ask for the cost of moving it to be taken into consideration but it would likely take the house off the table in the first round so my advice is to move it now.

Ours is a really quiet boiler, but I can see if you have an older/noisy one that would be an issue!

But in the warmer months it's hardly ever on, so it really doesn't affect the room temperature.

We have a boiler in my son’s bedroom. I thought about moving it. Plumber said there is nowhere to move it to and it wasn’t dangerous.
Ours is a modern combi so it’s very quiet and doesn’t emit heat. The only time It’s A problem is if one of us has a bath straight after he’s gone to bed! We tend to wait until he’s asleep.

I wouldn’t want a boiler in the bedroom. Can it not go in a garage or up in the roof?

It would put me off, particularly with a view to selling and moving again. For the same reason, l would not buy a house that was No.13. I am not superstitious at all, but it puts others off.

I had one in my room as a child. Hated it because every time anyone turned on the hot tap it woke me up. Not great for a child to be woken every time anyone wants to wash their hands or do the washing up.

I'd get it moved.

It may very well be safe when it's new, but, for somebody looking at buying, they don't know that for sure, they just have your word for it (and people can and do lie) - it could cost you a potential sale at the price you want.

I thought one of our plumbers said boilers can't be in bedrooms now (new builds, renovations, etc.). I might've mis-heard or mis-remembered though.

Just googled.

You can (as of 2017 anyway), but it must be the 'room sealed' type.

It is room sealed. Our neighbour has hers in the garage and it froze last year. If you have it in the loft it needs to have railings around the entrance for the engineer and also we wouldn't be able to change the settings as easily. We could get some usable storage underneath which would be handy and more space in the wardrobe. But it's expensive to move it and is it worth the extra £1k if we're not staying?