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

[Onwayto50]

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??

I never know what to make of these threads. Usually an OP doesn't return or asks for it to be taken down due to privacy issues.
Is this even OP's house or one she wants to buy and needs an opinion on?

Hate the kitchen layout, and i'd want a bigger/better shaped back garden for that price.

That’s worrying - where is your parents’ house?

Your house is lovely OP but the video does make it look very long and narrow! Which is a shame as the kitchen and the lounge/dining room are actually spacious! Maybe it's not a skilled photographer/video-ographer?

Agree. I think people increasingly want a ‘heart of the house’ central congregating point as it were and it’s usually a large kitchen/dining area - a sort of soul of the house. I think that’s lacking here and the minimalistic/utilitarian kitchen style comes off as clinical and uninviting.

It is a beautiful home though and has a nice cheerful vibe about it in general 🙂.

Chat gpt is saying it’s overpriced as similar or less priced homes are detached.

Overpriced by 90k
kitchen really weird being one long strip of counter
garden long and narrow
no garage

I think it is a lovely house though with a timeless facade and cute touches inside & interior.

off topic…
I do wonder why the British don’t do more with their gardens and always have those narrow gardens that aren’t usable. It would make sense for more people to use patios and Alfrescos with this space for drying laundry or for children to play under even when it’s wet. This is coming from me though and my garden is basically an overgrown jungle at moment.

Yes I did notice that about the kitchen. Even if you had one row of ikea cabinets against the wall.

apologies, must put on glasses 🤣

I don’t think anyone will view unless you retake some kitchen photos - I don’t understand where everything is? It looks like just a long island in a corridor, it’s baffling.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the living room.

You have an odd layout of bathrooms v bedrooms too which I would hate.

I think people see the outside and are expecting a terrace, and then they get an overly open-plan house inside.

And the corridor kitchen is massively off-putting.

I have to agree I think it is the pic of your kitchen don’t look like it’s all together, it’s a bit mixed up, but I think the garden is the main prob it’s got the next door neighbours hedge pushing down and blocking light and the fence looks like it needs work. These are simple things to sort but they mean £££ to a buyer. I think u have done it all up lovely and you have great taste. It just it still looks quite personal, where as a more plain-neutral design with less personal items may help.

Ok - wow! So to answer some of the questions asked.

1. to whoever queried that it was sold for £50k about 10 years ago - nope that was an anomaly and to do with a divorce!
2. to those saying what a narrow house it is - again nope - but the photos do look that way! It’s a huge 4 storey 1800 square foot house - the ceilings are 10 foot high - the living room and kitchen are 30 foot long - not narrow anywhere but I agree the photos don’t do it justice.
3. to the people who say because the lights are on then the house must be dark - again nope - all estate agents around here so it that way -no idea why! But we have huge sash windows letting in lots of light.
4. to the person who thought in the attic room there was only a tiny door - that is a cupboard!! The door is normal sized.
5. for those talking about the smallness of the garden - it’s 70 foot long and at the bottom is a huge double garage. There is also a side return - but I agree the photos aren’t great.
6. to those suggesting that there are other houses near by on for less - yes there are - but none of them have a fully converted basement room and a fully converted attic room - and the other one on this road has a tiny courtyard garden with no garage!
7. for those who hate the kitchen - fair enough but that isn’t exactly constructive is it! I’m not responsible for putting it in and I can’t afford to remodel - it’s a long and wide island with everything in the centre - it’s definitely a marmite kitchen.
8. for those who said the bedrooms look a bit sad - yep fair point!
9. for those who said it only had one bathroom - nope - it’s got an en-suite but there’s no photo as I fell through the shower screen the day before the photos! But we definitely need to get photographs of it.

i do agree that the floor plan should have measurements - I hadn’t clocked that! And I do know there are lots of other houses 4 beds for less money - many of them on estates and therefore normal estate style houses whereas mine is from 1908 and a typical Victorian house.

Ad I’m sure you are aware - I clearly didn’t cost the house up myself - we had three estate agents coming in at the same price based on the current market value per square footage for this area alongside other similar houses that have sold. For those who say Grantham is cheap - yes relatively so but it depends on where the house is! It’s not that cut and dried!

But thank you to those of you who gave constructive criticism - it’s given us a lot to think about. I absolutely take it on board but those who think it’s helpful to say ‘well I hate your kitchen’ - seriously?? I know Mumsnet can be brutal but downright unhelpful?
I won’t be returning to the post - mainly because I know a huge number of people
can’t be bothered to read updates so there’s really no point.

The bedrooms and bathroom give me student house vibes if I’m being really honest. There is a real difference between the vibes upstairs and downstairs

Isn’t medieval like 900 years ago?

Could a sofa in the kitchen look more inviting?

The back garden next door is really wild though, and overflowing through a fence that’s barely standing under the strain.

I think people ask for feedback /advice but what they are really hoping for is to attract some potential viewings by showcasing it on MN which casts the net a bit wider than someone's RightMove search might do.

I don’t know about prices in your area but that’s generally the main thing that puts people off.

The video is really comprehensive and may be negating the need for a viewing for many. Personally, I don’t like kitchens with low storage, so that would put me off and be a deal breaker. But everything else wouldn’t be a problem if I was looking for a terraced house in your area.

I mean…you asked!

Many many people are commenting on the kitchen because it’s odd and the majority of people would look to replace it if they were to buy this house. That’s a significant cost and would certainly put people off. So it absolutely is constructive in learning what it is that’s putting people off viewing. Which was your question, was it not?

No one is suggesting you decided on the house price yourself, we’ve all bought and sold houses, we know the process. Unless you’ve told the agent you want to sell quickly, Estate agents will typically put a house on slightly above what they expect it would sell for to test the market. After a couple of weeks with no viewings you would then drop the price.

Searching for 4 bed and similar price in Grantham, you’re listed alongside detached houses with big gardens. Yours is terraced. Looking in a similar area there’s a very similar house (tho only 3 bed) listed for 300k, you are listing for 390k. There’s a 4 bed nearby for 215k!? I wouldn’t look. If I had the money to afford your place I’d rather get one of the detached. The prices of the nearby places suggest there’s nothing so very special about the area to justify such an uplift.

The garden looks small- also the first photo of the garden looks as if you're back neighbours are right in the nack of the garden with no fence?

Kitchen looks really small and awkward - most people looking for a 4 bed are doing so as they've got a large family and that kitchen doesn't look suitable.

Also overpriced

House prices everywhere are static or falling. I sold a property at the height of the 2022 boom and I see the people who bought have put it up for sale at the same price, reduced it and not sold in the last 6 weeks — and that is in the SE, in an increasingly desirable area.

Yours is mid-terrace, no off-road parking. The garden picture shows that the fences need replacing. You seem to be asking a premium price for a tidy house that looks a bit done-on-a-budget. I have a feeling that the carpeting in the living-dining room is cheap contract nylon stuff used in offices. It it's prime Wilton I apologise and you need to photograph it better. The kitchen looks sterile and poorly planned. It doesn't make good use of the space. I hate kitchens where you have to squeeze along an island unit in order to get out to the garden. The more normal kitchens in similar houses in the area make more sense and seem more practical.

Who knew Grantham was so expensive?

Your question was am I missing something glaring. The overwhelming majority of people are telling you the kitchen is off putting. You might not have put it in and might not be able to change it. But that is still what you’re being told. Perhaps the price needs to reflect the fact that the kitchen will likely need replacing.