Swimming pool

[Dejayou]

Would you buy a property with a 30+ year old pool? The pool looks about 25metres and the garden is about 200ft by 33ft wide. The pool seems in working condition. We are not looking for a pool but the house has one outside. Very strange as no other property there has one. The lady who lives there liked swimming.

If we keep it we would have to renovate it or I don’t know what. Removing it would be a big job I suppose. Ideally I would want the price to be reduced to reflect it isn’t a value to me but might it be attractive to others? A 30+ year old outside pool?

[testingtesting101]

If you are planning on doing any other building work e.g. excavating for an extension, that would be the time to fill it in as you would have the earth etc. to do it and it would cost much much less.

[KoalasandRabbit]

I would love a swimming pool and could swim in a 12 metre one. I'ld use it as a pool but if not I'ld get some ducks. Our cat would love it to, giant waterbowl.

[ScrambledSmegs]

We have one, it's quite small (and an irritating shape - seriously what's wrong with rectangles?!) but we love it. DH changed the gas heating to an air source heat pump and taught himself how to maintain it, and it doesn't cost too much to run at all.

It will probably require renovating at some point but for now it gets loads of use for very little effort.

One thing that makes a massive difference in small pools is a training belt. You wear it and attach yourself to a fixed point with a sort of bungee cord. It's great. Means you don't have to keep turning round at each end!

[ScrambledSmegs]

Oh and ours is definitely 30+ years old! The proveious owners loved those aerial photos that people were always trying to flog you years ago and had several, dated, that they left when they moved. All of the shots from the 80s onwards show the pool.

[JM10]

It would be a selling point for me, from April to September we have a 10ft inflatable pool up in our small garden and the children use it loads. They (and I) would love a pool.

[LadyGAgain]

We love ours. Have an air source pump. Costs about £50 a month to keep heated May - October. Chemicals about £400 a year. We replaced the cover (£4K) so it's safe to walk over as have young children and it's gated off and the garden is locked so anyone would have to break in to access it. It will need relining in the next couple of years (£5k). But it's an absolute joy to have and has made lockdown that bit more bearable. Good luck with your decision!

[JanewaysBun]

Hmm 30 years old wouldn't really be a seller for me although a new one would. Depends if you think you will use it much .....