Will this layout of kitchen bother you? And All windows are north-facing?

7 replies

WhyAmIEvenHereLOL · 04/02/2018 14:22

Hey,

Am looking at this flat,

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-67565003.html

I don't like the kitchen positioning as it's at the deepest of the living space with no close window nearby, will you be bothered by this?

Also, will you be bothered that all windows are north facing? The views are great though.

Any comment welcome :)

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SandLand · 04/02/2018 14:43

Has the kitchen got decent extraction?
I'd go see it (ideally on a grey cloudy day), and make sure you switch some lights off.

Any flood risk for the ground floor /car park???

PickAChew · 04/02/2018 15:25

There's a danger of the back of the flat being very dark but the upside is that you won't be boiled alive on a sunny day.

IDismyname · 04/02/2018 15:29

This seems to be a standard type of layout in newer developments these days - lots of similar in London. I suppose it depends on how much time you'd spend in the kitchen during daylight hours...??

CraftyGin · 04/02/2018 15:30

My kitchen is north facing and it’s fine.

FartlekNewYearHell · 04/02/2018 16:24

I think it's lovely. As long as it's got appropriate task lighting for cloudy days it looks nice and bright. I'd rather have the living room near the window and the kitchen to the rear of the room.

specialsubject · 04/02/2018 17:42

So you are on the colder darker side of the block. How close are other buildings? Any development planned? Shade from trees?

Go and turn off all those dozens of down lighters and see what happens.

steppemum · 04/02/2018 17:49

It is a nice flat.

The living room/kitchen is very long and narrow, but I have seen a lot of similar with the kitchen at the back.

As to north facing:
In all the pictures, all the lights are on, it is probably a bit gloomy.
I do find that on a lovely sunny day, the shady side of my house is a bit sad compared to the glorious sunshine pouring in a window somewhere, but on the other hand, the back of my house is East facing and loses the sun very quickly which means that all day on a sunny day my kitchen has no sun, and it is ususally just cool and nice, and I have the back door wide open. but I do have the sun somewhere else.

The views are stunning, is there a balcony? Sitting on the balcony might catch you some sun?

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