Semi with garage or detached no garage

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Just out of interest I wondered what would be the most common choice to go for.

Both same price, both new builds, both 3 beds with similar sizes.

The detached a nicer layout downstairs close to a nice field and park (can see from lounge window), 3 off road parking spaces. Village closer to the major city with good school catchment. Not overlooked garden.

Semi has a bigger front and back garden (overlooked at back), garage. Village location but further out by 5-10 mins.

Detached. You can't pay enough for quiet and private.
With 3 parking spaces could you fit in a carport/lean-to for some kind of outside storage?

I’d go for the detached no garage, especially with better location and non overlooked garden thrown in as well.

I don’t see the point of garages except as storage and for that, you could get a shed.

The detached 100%. In my experience garages just end up dumping grounds for crap.

Given that it's new-build I would go for detatched, because new-builds have terrible sound insulation and the walls might as well be paper. But I wouldn't buy a new-build.

If choosing between houses that were built before building standards plummeted through the floor, I'd rather have the garage (but it would be a workshop/pottery studio/excercise space, not a boring old place for keeping a car!)

Detached! There's nothing as annoying as neighbors

I'd go for a detached with no garage... Won't happen for us as husband needs double garage for his hobby...

You can just have shed for garden things...

Detached

Detached because of not having a shared wall and the not overlooked aspect too.

Do you have a garage at the moment? What do you store in it and could you store that stuff at the new house? Is there room for a shed in the garden?

Detached. No brainier

Detached every time.

Detached, you can add storage space such as a shed or garage.

Detached.

Detached every time. I would never, ever move to a semi again out of choice. The detached sounds much nicer in terms out outlook etc anyway.

Detached as long as the other houses don’t have garages. Also bear in mind that with new builds ‘field views’ tend to be temporary - they probably just haven’t applied for planning permission yet.

Another vote for the detached house

Detached 100%.

Detached and buy a shed

I would say detached. Although when we converted a garage in our old house and ended up with no garage we really struggled to sell it. Even with 2 off road spaces.

Does the detached have room for a shed (or two) in the garden? Our garage is absolutely full, I've no idea where we would put all the stuff if we didn't have one. We don't have a loft though, which would help with some stuff but not all the gardening tools etc.

I would get the one with the garage kit that's because we use our garage. Up until
A couple of months ago we had a classic mini in there and now have a Harley Davidson. Also about 50 push bikes (exaggeration obviously but a lot!)

But if you don't use your garage as a garage and just need storage then go for the detached.

Although I have a new build which is a semi and have no problems with noise.

The detached has a smaller garden but not sure by how much. It has 2 sheds in it already

I’ve only got to read one of the hundreds of noisy neighbour threads on here to say definitely detached.

Detached. I would never buy a new build though. Paper thin walls. Your'll need it to be detached to save from hearing next door in a new build a emi.