Would you rent a property...

[Nowmumof2]

With 3 double bedrooms upstairs but the only shower room is downstairs? One 8 year old and a baby on the way. The rest of the house is great.

We’re looking to buy and I’ve seen a couple of homes with this layout and I wouldn’t personally.
Maybe if you knew it was only going to be for a year but any longer and I think I’d struggle to see past it.

I think it would also depend on whether that was the only toilet as well. If not then maybe it’s not so bad

Wouldn't bother me in the slightest. I grew up in a bungalow with a loft extension so parents bedroom, spare room, and bathroom downstairs, remaining two bedrooms and a loo upstairs.

This would be the only shower room, toilet combined, in the house.

I have a downstairs bathroom and it does annoy me. I find the kids intrude on my bathroom time more because I am close to where they are and I would prefer to get dressed/ walking upstairs first thing in the the morning.

I guess you need to balance it against purity things though. I’d rather a downstairs bathroom than a smaller house no parking etc

So no bath at all, and the only toilet and shower downstairs? I might still rent it but I'd definitely consider that a negative. Having to go up or down stairs to go the toilet at night is rubbish.

I grew up in a house like that and have lived in some as a student too.

To be honest it's a decision only you can make, but if everything else was great I wouldn't let it stop me.

It all depends whether you suspect it will end up pissing you off more and more every day! In an ideal world you'd fairly quickly get used to it. It was a non event in my first house, and I wouldn't mind that much now. DP was very out off houses with downstairs only bathrooms when we looked to buy, mainly because his parents were much richer than mine and I think he's been brought up to believe downstairs only bathroom is a bit common, whereas my parents were grateful there was an indoors loo!

Only you know if this will bother you but I'd advise you to try and make it not a problem.

If you have to have a one-toilet house then it's hard to choose which is best- upstairs toilet or downstairs. With a new baby you'll appreciate being able to nip to the loo during the day without having to traipse upstairs, but it'll be a massive pain at night.

I wouldn't buy it but if it's great in other respects then I'd consider renting it (unless you expect other two-toilet houses to pop up at some point).

Would you miss having a bath, and would it wake you up too much to go downstairs for the loo in the night, or if either of the little ones are ill or have an accident. If your answer to the above is no then crack on and rent it. If it’s yes think about whether the rest of the house and location is worth the compromise. If it’s not keep looking

My house was originally this layout.

Is there space to create a bathroom next to the bedrooms?

No upstairs bathroom wouldn't bother me but I'd need at least a loo. I wouldn't rent anywhere without an upstairs loo. I'm up at least twice in the night.

Downstairs wouldnt be the end of the world, but two toilets is none negotiable personally. Plus no bath with young children? That would be a nightmare.

Downstairs only bathroom not a problem at all. No bath, big problem, My 5 y/o is afraid of showers, my DH prefers baths and I really like to have a bath every so often. And with babies/ toddlers I don't think I could have managed without a bath.

Fine for renting if you like all other aspects and price is good. Wouldn’t buy it as will be worth less.

Is there no upstairs loo? If not, no. Unless they allowed pets and I had two dogs.

We lived in a terrace house like this years ago. It didn't bother me at first as it was huge, our bedroom was about 18x13ft, the other 2 bedrooms were big too.
It was only an issue when we came to sell, it put a lot of people off. We ended up having to stay longer and installed an ensuite - this was a pain due to the pipework but we more than recouped our money.

If you're renting and you like the rest of the house then yes go for it.