Does anyone else have issues finding a house with enough light?

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After living in a house with windows on every wall and many rooms having double aspect I think I might have been ruined.

95% of houses I look at are just way too dark for me to consider moving into and that's viewing in August. I just don't think I'd be happy sitting inside in these dark houses. The 5% that are light enough within budget usually have something wrong with them. It's so difficult finding a light house and the agent's act as if I'm crazy.

Houses like that are few and far between. You need a detached on a reasonable size plot to get that much light. I only know one person who lives in a house like that, and she is on the top of a hill.

Best houses for light are, detached, big 60s or 70s windows, sw facing, and on top of a hill.
A rare find.

Ok well you've just described my current house, and it still took over a month to sell. I think I didn't realise how good it was!

We’ve been viewing houses recently and the ones with big windows and good aspect are in a definite minority.

I don't feel this way, but I had a friend who was bothered by not getting enough light, and I wondered whether there was a medical reason for it - SAD or maybe vitamin D deficiency? I'm no expert here, but just wondering if you've considered this angle!

I'm about to move house from a cottage with thick walls and small windows. It is no doubt dark for your tastes but is wonderfully cool in the very hot weather ... not that we get too much of that!

Yes totally agree with you. Especially the Victorian terraces which have been extended and the middle of the house is very dark

Is there an option to make the windows bigger in any of these houses or potentially add in light boxes / windows in the roof?

I often think how dark houses are when seeing links, but we have three windows in the kitchen, sort of triple aspect if you ignore the fact that one looks into the added on porch ...but that has a wall of windows !
Sitting room has front and side. plus we are up high looking out over the sea, so all I really see through any window is sea or sky

I just blamed bad photography !

I think I'll stay here forever!

I agree 60s and 70s houses have nice big windows. Also sometimes the light moves around a bit. So i have a breakfast, morning and afternoon spot in my house for getting the most of light. Those spots are hloomy at different points but i have comfy cgair in each

Just speculating but here's a thought. How bright or dark we think it is, is partly dependent on where we are coming from. So if you come inside from very bright sunshine, your pupils are tiny and anywhere indoors will look dark. I think they take quite a few minutes to adjust fully. I just wonder if the houses in the 80th-95th percentile range, say, might be fine for you when you are living in them and haven't just come indoors on a bright day.

But yes I love 1960s and 1970s houses for the light. We had a fab light semi. Unextended houses with no conservatory might suit you better too, as anything with an extension tends to compromise the light to some extent.

Our 60s mid terrace (but has a double aspect lounge front to back) ex council house has amazing light. SW facing large garden. I don't think I will ever move because of it. Good light is hard to find