How much would no downstairs loo put you off a house?

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We are selling a really well presented and solid 4 bed semi detached house.
The garden is landscaped, fairly new kitchen etc etc, new bathroom.

The downside is that it doesn't have a downstairs toilet.

Would this put you off massively?

I should say, there is a huge utility room and garage and therefore lots of space for someone to put one in. We would have done this if we were staying

You’re absolutely spot on there, Bubbles. Plus I suspect there are cleaning staff!

Wouldn't bother me at all

If the house is good and there's obviously an easy place to add a downstairs loo it wouldn't put me off at all. I wouldn't bother doing it in your shoes. Let the buyer choose their own style.

I wouldn’t buy a house without a downstairs toilet

We don't have a downstairs loo. Very few of the houses in this area do as they were all built in the same period (1960s) with one family bathroom. The house has been extended and we now have one bathroom and two shower rooms. We looked into putting in a downstairs loo but there is no obvious place for one and with builiding regs now requiring full disabled access for any new downstairs bathroom it's just not practical.

A downstairs bathroom was just one of the factors we were looking for when moving. We were interested in things like downstairs living space, number of bedrooms, school catchment areas, proximity to shops/cafes and so on. In the end all of those other factors were more important than a downstairs cloakroom or loo. Houses round here sell very quickly so the lack of a downstairs loo doesn't seem to put many people off.

As long as there was somewhere to put one I’d be fine sorting it but would expect price to reflect this.

Wouldn't have been an issue for us a couple of years ago - but after toilet training kids, and my mother becoming increasingly elderly - we're really feeling the lack of one in this house and it's high on my list if we ever move.

I've moved from a house with a downtown loo to one without. It honestly doesn't bother me, it's one less to clean!

Wouldn't put me off. Buying my third house and never had a downstairs toilet. Except the third house but it's a bungalow haha

Maybe get some quotes/drawings showing how one could be fitted and how much. This then gives prospective sellers an idea that one is feasible (or not).
A neighbour sold her house and used our extension drawings and quote to give people an idea of what could be done. New neighbours said it really helped them see the potential.

A one toilet house (with 4 bedrooms) would put off any families from buying the property.

Toilet training with only an upstairs loo is a nightmare .. teenagers 2hr baths are horrific if u need to poop!!!

4 bed houses are family homes, potty training children and elderly relatives visiting.
We almost got rid of ours to make the kitchen larger - there was another 1/2 flight of stairs away - was so glad I didn't when DD broke her ankle and my DM came to stay.
We have 4 bathrooms plus the downstairs loo so it was location not just number!
If buying, I'd take off more than the cost of fitting it as dealing with builders always stressful - we'd likely do it before we moved in as have done that before.
So I'd be deducting bridging or temp accom plus storage costs plus the builders costs and then I'd round up!
If you can face doing it now, I would!!

If a seller is willing to drop the price to reflect the cost of installing the toilet it's clearly not about money. So, the reason its not been done must be because it's a hassle. Most buyers won't want the hassle either so if a downstairs loo is important they will buy a 4 bed house that already has one.

I think sometimes you just can't win. The house we sold a couple of years ago only had one loo in a downstairs bathroom and that got lots of complaints too. Lots of "Oh I didn't realise the downstairs was the only bathroom". There was a floor plan online......

It wouldn't put me off BUT there are definitely advantages to multiple toilets and bathrooms. This house we have completely renovated and we've put 3 bathrooms in. None downstairs though because we couldn't practically sort the layout but 2 upstairs and one in the basement.

It would put me off. Especially when you have young kids. We rented one house that did not have a downstairs loo and I found it quite annoying. When looking at houses to buy, I did not consider ones with out a downstairs toilet. But then again, I love having bathrooms on each floor. Our current house has 4 bathrooms. If I could, I would like a bathroom for each bedroom! But unfortunately, in London houses, they are usually too small!

It wouldn't bother me, I'm not a fan of downstairs loos - I think if someone likes your house enough, they could install it themselves.
Especially if you keep that area free for viewings so they can see the potential.

IMO downstairs loos make the wrong rooms smell of poo.

Not sure which PP it was, but AFAIK there is no rule about a door between kitchen and WC, unless you count the actual door of the WC. I know of three people whose downstairs loo opens directly into the kitchen and all three of those houses were built since 2014.

Ihaventgottimeforthis We have a "downstairs loo is not for poo" rule in our house. Unfortunately the cat's litter tray is in there, so it should be more accurately "downstairs loo is only for cat poo".

Not a big fan of downstairs loos personally, wouldn't bother me if there wasn't one, even in a four bed.

I think having two doors between a toilet and a kitchen used to be a building reg but doesn't apply now. I personally wouldn't want a toilet by a kitchen so wouldn't put one there and have ruled out houses in the past that have toilets next to kitchens.

In our current house we have a downstairs bathroom by the garden door and that seems a sensible place to have one to me as you don't need to traipse mud from garden in but if its just a toilet probably makes less difference where it is.

A house with 4 bedrooms could benefit from a downstairs loo, if all bedrooms are being used. It would be hard to manage baths/showers etc otherwise. Especially with females!

"IMO downstairs loos make the wrong rooms smell of poo."

They don't have to. You open the window and close the door. Simple.

Unless this was something that most houses have in the area, then I might consider it, but in general, no, it wouldn't bother me. We don't have a downstairs loo here in a 3 story house, it's no big deal

It depends on your age too. I have got dodgy knees now, and tbh, I really only go upstairs if I have to. Likewise when I had my last knee surgery I was very glad of the downstairs loo as I couldnt even get up the stairs. (It certainly gets used the most as I seem to be forever replacing the loo roll). If you are young and agile you don't think about these things; I certainly never used to.