To buy a house with steps up to the front door?

[BlessedMamma]

We are currently in the process of relocating due to my husbands job. We have a daughter who will be 2 in November and another due in November. We have found the perfect house in a lovely village, but there are 14 steps from the bottom of the drive to the front door which I'm worried about. Does anyone else have steps to their front door who can offer any advice? I'm concerned that with 2 kids they might be too much work. Thanks in advance.

Whilst lots of steps up are a negative does everything positive about the house make it a good option for you and your budget?

For example, I've bought a house with no direct parking/no road outside of it. There is a residents car park the other side of the house behind me. But the positives of the house (beautiful views - wouldn't think it was part of a housing estate, can walk dogs off lead from the front door, DC can ride their bikes outside with no risks from cars, much bigger house and nicer area than I could otherwise have afforded, etc). I accept that it'll be a little harder to sell when the time comes because some buyers will automatically discount it for having no direct parking.

We have steps down and I find them a right pita. Wouldn’t buy a property with steps again tbh.

Thank you all for your comments, it's really helped us make a decision! We've decided against the house with the steps as we're also concerned about the limited market when it comes to resale. We've now had an offer accepted on another lovely house that also ticks all the right boxes .