Only bathroom downstairs

[Emboo19]

Ok, I wasn't really sure where to put this.
My boyfriend is looking to buy a house, and we've been to view three so far, all with the only bathrooms downstairs. Looking online it's seeming normal for the area and price he's looking at, lots of terraced cottage style houses, his other option will probably be a flat/apartment but then no garden.

I think the only bathroom downstairs is a bit impractical and will be difficult when dd is older and toilet training. Also don't like the idea of no garden though.
So does anyone have their only bathroom downstairs? And if so how do you find it? Would you choose that over no garden or not?

It's not actually my choice. I'm not buying with him he's just asking my opinion and I might move in. I'm just curious really and I've never thought about it before, but just presumed most bathrooms would be upstairs!

personally a down stairs bathroom thro kitchen is a nono

things i looked for when buying a home was parking and upstairs bathroom but not via/tho a bedroom

now preg soooooooooooooooooooooooo glad i chose upstairs as i seem to pee on the hour every hour at night and just about stagger from bedroom to bathroom

the thought of going down stairs and usually in that set up they are steep stairs in the night would be bad

obv a garden is essential as well, maybe as he is your partner and dad of child you should consider buying together/even if has in deal that he put x amount down as deposit so if ever broke up he would get that back, then rest divided

coz at the moment if you did split up you have no rights

maybe look in slightly diff area to get upstairs bathroom and garden

I don't want to but with him Polly We have discussed it, but it's not what I want right now. I'm not concerned at all about ownership or having any legal rights to his house. It is complicated, I've no fear of me and dd being homeless though.

Buy with, not but

If we were buying together and it would be a permanent family home, I'd probably veto it to Blondes
But he's a first time buyer and the area is good and works for us and childcare. And his mortgage will be less than rent in the same area.
Like I said at first, it was really just my curiosity more than anything, the choice is his to make!

I would hate to have the main bathroom downstairs - having to go downstairs in the night if I needed the loo, having to walk through the house to get dressed. My strong preference is for a bathroom upstairs and a loo downstairs as well.

I have no interest in having a garden - a faff to keep up and, if DS needs to run around, we can just go to the playground/park.

I agree notinagreatplace my preference would be for a upstairs bathroom and a down stairs toilet. There's no way he'd get that in the area he's looking though, and I do think area is the most important thing really.
Luckily the stairs are near the bathrooms so it's not so much walking through the house after a shower, would be just straight upstairs. Although in fairness I tend to just put my dressing gown or my slouching clothes on while I do my hair and make up anyway.
He seems to have made his mind up, he's going to put a offer in tomorrow.
At least I can buy him a dressing gown for his birthday next month, I never know what to get him!