New build semi detached houses layout

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Why aren't more semi detached houses built with the front doors, hallways and landings adjoining? Surely this way there would be less noise between houses? I am looking at rightmove and all the new builds around here have hallways and landings running along outer walls and main living rooms and bedroom joined to next door. Why not build to mitigate as much noise as possible? Why not have 2 walls between main living and next door? I've wondered this a few times over the years!

Ours did (hall ways / stairs joining) but am guessing aesthetically, when taking photographs of the front of houses with hallways adjoining, the front doors will always look very close together so people may be put off the perception that it means houses are v close together/ small etc. With front doors as far away from each other as possible it may give the illusion of more privacy/ space?

The semis on my new build development have front doors and stairs together.

Heat loss

Thanks - explanations make sense. Houses do look more spaced apart with front doors away from each other, I guess. I hadn't thought of heat loss. From experience I still think that I would prefer a semi like Spam88 describes. I lived in a new build a few years ago where I honestly heard the man next door fart in bed. He would never have heard similar of course! A couple of landings between us would have been most welcome.

I agree - I've always thought the same. Have the lounge and master bedroom the furthest away from each other makes much more sense.

I think the quality of new builds varies massively too. Of all the houses we've lived in (new build, Victorian, 1960s, 1980s and now 1930s) with a variety of layouts, strangely enough the new build was best for sound insulation.

I've often thought the same. Id much be more inclined to buy a halls adjoining semi than a standard one, but they're so hard to find!

The first house I bought had the hall and stairs on the adjoining wall it was a nightmare we could hear the neighbour on the stairs and could hear the doorbell and front door bang shut.

My current house has the staircase in the middle and the kitchen and downstairs loo are on the adjoining wall, so much better.

I want to know why architects/house designers can't come up with a better design than 2 big bedrooms and a box room. My current house is well designed but I looked at so many 3 bed houses which only had room for a cot in the small room.

Now you mention it happinessischocolate listening to families thundering up and down stairs and out of the door isn't fun either. I still think on the whole it is the least worst option - unless you are one of the lucky ones who gets a new build with more sound proofing than usual. I lived in the farting-in-bed house (central Exeter) 16 years ago. I spotted today that it has recently sold for over £400k (nearly 3 times what it cost back then). For that money I would expect not to be troubled by a neighbour's flatulence! It has put me off newer semis, despite the advantages of maintaining something modern.

Or a house like you now have with the less relaxing rooms like kitchens and loos adjoining - rare I reckon.

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Now you mention it happinessischocolate listening to families thundering up and down stairs and out of the door isn't fun either. I still think on the whole it is the least worst option - unless you are one of the lucky ones who gets a new build with more sound proofing than usual. I lived in the farting-in-bed house (central Exeter) 16 years ago. I spotted today that it has recently sold for over £400k (nearly 3 times what it cost back then). For that money I would expect not to be troubled by a neighbour's flatulence! It has put me off newer semis, despite the advantages of maintaining something modern.
Or a house like you now have with the less relaxing rooms like kitchens and loos adjoining - rare I reckon.