Would you buy a house with the door to the downstairs toilet in the kitchen?

[Lexi198]

Would be interested to get your views on this and will explain my reason for asking once I have some perspective so it doesn't sway the vote.

But basically

Would you but a house where the door to the downstairs loo is in the open plan kitchen / dining room?

YABU - NO I wouldn't
YANBU - Yes I would

Thanks

It wouldn’t put me off buying, because I’d take the toilet out and use it as utility or larder or child-prison or somewhere to stash the drunken mother-in-law.

Only one toilet for a 4-bed house (so 5 or 6 overnight stayers) wouldn’t be ideal, but wouldn’t be a deal-breaker either.

Just built an open plan dining kitchen with downstairs loo in one corner. So definitely ok with building regs. No smell and when door is closed it looks like a pantry. It opens into dining room part, so it’s not in amongst the kitchen units as I didn’t want that.

YABU. That is just nasty

Building regs have changed so now okay.

I think it’ll be fine - in a house of 5 we rarely have proper stinky situation and if we did we’d use an upstairs loo - our loo is off the hall near the front door so I don’t really want guests arriving to wafts of poo. Generally, open a window and some spray and all is fine.

Depends on the layout really, we stayed in a gorgeous country house holiday cottage on a Scottish island, that had a toilet off the open plan kitchen. However the ceilings were about 20feet high and the room was of great hall proportions. It absolutely wasn't an issue there.
I have to admit I was less comfortable in our little touring caravan with the loo less than a meter from the cooker, strictly for night time wee's only.

No I wouldn't buy a house with this layout.

NO, I would not buy a house set out like this either

I nearly did. My plan was to move the door to the hallway and brick up the kitchen entrance. So... Depends.on what can be done with it.

Better than no downstairs loo, but definitely not ideal.

I have an excitable digestive system; one friend that I see a lot used to have a loo off the living room. I always felt somewhat embarrassed about using it, especially if I was having a bad day; I know it smells.

Would you really tell a guest to only wee in the downstairs loo, and go upstairs otherwise. Really? I'm less embarrassed than most about bodily functions (I have to be) but even I wouldn't enjoy discussing my precise needs with a host. It wouldn't be infallible anyway - not all of us know what's going to come until we sit down....

sounds pretty convenient-if i loved the location/price id go right ahead..

Nearly all the Victorian terraces in my city have this layout…. Like every house I’ve been im and the are a lot in our city - galley kitchen with door at end leads to only bathroom.
Some people have renovated the box bedroom to a bathroom but yeah 90% are like that. And they sell in no time and for loads.

Many older style council houses in my are have the family bathroom off the kitchen. It’s not something I’d choose but norm would it propose a massive problem.
Our bathroom is downstairs and it has never been an issue at all- easier for laundry etc!

I'd say no on the face of it, but there's always a compromise somewhere so if the house was otherwise good at the right price, maybe.

Definitely a better selling point to have one than not to have one though.

It would definitely be a negative for me but wouldn't be an outright no.

@Fimofriend

YABU. That is just nasty

This.

Any toilet off a kitchen I've seen has been past 2 doors and usually has a hall/walk way, w/e you want to call it, separating it. A toilet opening directly into a kitchen/dining area is pretty minging imo.

I have that layout and building regs do allow it as long as there is a basin in the same room as the loo, and an extractor fan I think. Our downstairs loo is only used by visitors, we don't use it at all really and ultimately having a downstairs loo adds value to our house

Our only bathroom is off the kitchen. It's not the best lay out but we are used to it. I try to keep the door shut at all times )kids and husband don't try)

It's good when bathing the kids as I can potter in the kitchen while they are in the bath. Easier in the morning before school as they don't have to go back up to brush teeth etc.

But I'd put it upstairs in a heartbeat, though having an occasional loo off the kitchen wouldn't bother me at all.

My last house had a downstairs loo off the kitchen, and I was just so excited to have a downstairs loo it never occurred to me that it might be an issue. My current house has no downstairs loo and I really miss it.

I'm currently putting one in as it's the only place available. Only for pees :)

Not a problem.

Ideally I wouldn't. However, if everything else is great then go for it. I have lived in two houses like this and will be honest, sometimes when people have used it gross smells go into the kitchen which is grim. It is useful for handwashing and from a 2nd loo point of view. I use a lot of spray!

My house has a downstairs loo with the door in the kitchen - it's under the stairs at one end, then there's a kitchen table and chairs, then all the appliances etc, so it's not directly next to the cooker.
TBH when we bought it 2 years ago we were just delighted to have 2 toilets for our family of 5, so it definitely hasn't put me off. I am clearly a revolting slattern.

No. I dont like toilets next to a kitchen.

Don't like it at all for privacy & hygiene reasons. It wouldn't necessarily be a deal breaker but I would be looking to change it ASAP to a pantry or utility, so extra cost.
Downstairs loos off hallways, fine. Off food prep or lounge areas? Grim & awkward.