Are detached houses really worth THAT much more

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I live on the end of a terrace of three houses, and my home is worth £220k. I really want to move to a detached house because my neighbours annoy me and I'm sick of living on top of other people. Sorry if that sounds snobby

I've been looking at detached houses and to get the same square footage as I have now, in the same area, I'd be looking at 300k+! I can't justify spending that much more unless it would gain me more internal space as well. Please either convince me to embrace my terraced existence or tell me why living in a detached house is worth so much more £££!

When we moved, we moved from a detached to an end terraced (of three) but to a much better location.

Personally, I'm not bothered by it at all, and wouldn't specifically seek out a detached house next time as we rarely hear our neighbours. However, it probably helps that our house is two storey and our neighbours are three story (with living room on second floor) so I don't think they are generally on the same floor as us at the same time.

For me, it wasn't worth the extra - the better location was more valuable to us.

When we were looking they weren’t that much more. Maybe they’re rare where you are.

I don't really think they are. Just get a semi with better noise insulation. My semi is massive double fronted and we live mostly on the side away from the neighbours
Cheaper than detached
No noise

@messyhouselady are you me?! We’re buying a detached as our neighbours have made us ill. Dh is on anti anxiety medication because of them. We constantly have to monitor our children because if they make noise or tantrum we get music blasted or banging on the wall. We don’t feel comfortable being in our back garden if they’re out in theirs. We want out and can’t wait to live in a detached. It will be worth every penny.

We live in a detached although it wasn’t a deal breaker when we were looking, we would have been happy being attached. However, now I would struggle with living in anything less than detached. Neighbour noise issues would be a huge concern now (mainly because of mn horror stories , mn has too much influence over my life!). I honestly would hate to be attached to noisy neighbours.

It depends. A detached on a modern estate where they have placed houses 0.5m apart may not be worth the extra. When choosing a semi/end terrace look at the internal layout, if it is the hallways that abut rather than the living room/bedrooms noise transference is less of an issue .

As pp said you already stated the reasons.

I’m detached but I want to be more detached 😀

Yes, you've explained exactly why they're worth more in your OP.

TBH, your area sounds reasonable in the difference. When we bought this house, moving from a good sized 3 bed end terrace to a 4 bed detached with tiny rooms (ie it had an extra bedroom but no more living space) was about double. To get more space, the fourth bedroom and be detached we had to pay more than double.

I'd have to be really desperate before I went back.

I think the value depends on the house construction. We couldn't afford a detached with the garden size we wanted, so got semi detached. Our house is a solid 1950s build with solid internal walls, we get pretty much no noise from our neighbours. My ILs have a detached estate house with only about 1m between the houses either side, once windows are open in summer they get more noise than we do.

I’m the same as pilates! Next house is going to have LAND!

I love in a tiny detached house and wouldn’t swap for a mansion if I had ‘neighbours’.

I have a tiny house and own the fields on each side. It is amazing and worth every penny.

Definitely worth it unless you’re lucky enough to live in a semi or terrace with fantastic sound-proofing (and I never have). The relief we felt when we moved into a detached house was just overwhelming, after years with horrendous adjoining neighbours who used to complain and bang on the walls when we made the slightest noise (and we were actually incredibly quiet and considerate neighbours).
It’s the one thing I’d really not compromise on if I could help it.

Obviously we do hear noise from neighbours when we’re outside, but the relief of knowing that once we are inside the only noise will be that which we make ourselves is wonderful.

There's an indescribable pleasure in never hearing your neighbours walk up and down their internal stairs, or coughing, and being constantly reminded that your movements are equally audible.

After living in terrace/semis for 2 decades we moved into this small 3 bed detached and its like a weight off my mind. I have kids with SN and we are noisy. The homes in our street sell in days in an area where much larger non detached houses are available. I mean there are other ways neighbours can annoy you but its a good start. You just have to do your research and maybe trade postcode or bathrooms to get it.

They aren't that much different in price around here, I think a 3 bed semi is scout £220k and a 3 bed detached is about £240/250k so more expensive but not £100k more!

You can’t compare two houses anyway unless they are in the same street with the same number of parking/drive spaces and the same size gardens facing the same way. The age of the kitchen and bathroom is also a factor.

Where I live it's about £40K more to get the same type of house detached than a semi detached. I live in a massive town so there's plenty of houses maybe not in demand as much as in your area.

Yes I'd pay £80k more. We move soon and I can't wait, our neighbours are lovely but we are so conscious of them being there. Also our shared drive is a bloody nightmare which we won't have in new house.

I bet I will have neighbours with barking dogs out in the gardens all day long! You watch!

Yes. It’s worth more because we’re a really noisy family, so glad the neighbours can’t hear us

We always lived in semi detached houses growing up and I can’t remember ever hearing my neighbours. When I got together with DP he just wouldn’t entertain anything other than detached. So I’ve lived in both and to be honest don’t feel this detached house has given us much more privacy. We have three gardens attached to our grade bags it can be bloody noisy in the summer!!

*gardens

I have always lived in a link detached or detached.
We are looking at our next home move (down sizing this time) and husband thinks I’m frustrating for wanting to stay detached.
He tells me the older type semis would be sound proof.....I’m not so sure! Anyone with wise words regarding this, thanks.

Completely worth it. Don't have to worry about your kids making noise, playing music a bit louder, using washing machine etc. Don't have to worry about noisy neighbours moving in next door. It's lovely.