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10M by 10.5M Garden for a 5Bed NewBuild

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MyAmara · 26/03/2022 09:23

We are have reserved a 5bed property in Oxfordshire and the Garden size is 10.5M by 10M.

We are buying off plan and think the garden will be too small.

We have 3 kids (9, 7,4) and will need to get a trampoline in the Garden, We would also like to install a hot tub.

Is the Garden size too small for the house (2000sq feet) of £760k?
Will you buy a 5bed house with this Garden size outside of London.

It is also one of the smallest Gardens for that house type on the development.

We have been looking for ages so getting tired.

Thanks

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Oblahdeeoblahdoe · 26/03/2022 13:55

That's far too small for a 5 bed house imo.
Does it have to be a new build?

DaffTheDoggo · 26/03/2022 13:56

@namechange30455 Yes- obviously you could do it but I think it would look really silly.

WaltzingToWalsingham · 26/03/2022 14:04

I have no experience of hot tubs, but some people are being a bit precious about trampolines. We used to live on a new-build estate with similar sized gardens. Most of the houses were occupied by families with young kids and virtually all of them had trampolines at some point. It was never a problem - most people are sensible about not allowing their kids to be intrusive about peering into neighbouring gardens and anyone who really felt overlooked could plant bamboo or put up a trellis and grow a climbing plant through it. Trampolines are part and parcel of estate life. I think it will be fine, OP.

DogInATent · 26/03/2022 14:04

It's small for a garden, but standard for a new build on an estate/scheme.

I'd be more concerned about:

  • how over-looked it is
  • any restrictive covenants on what you can do with the garden

New build with small gardens are now frequently coming with covenants that restrict the style of fence, and not allowing any plants to exceed the height of the fence. With small gardens the later is pretty much essential to prevent complaints about shading - but one of the few effective ways of making the most of a small garden and making it not look so small is growing tall vertical plants.

ColdSeptember · 26/03/2022 14:13

Lots of rich people on MN really don't understand what a 'tiny' garden is. It'll be fine OP. It's not vast but it'll be perfectly useable.

patritus · 26/03/2022 14:17

I've just measured that out in my own garden @MyAmara. My 3 bed has garden 12 x 16m

A patio, big enough for table and chairs for you to all sit comfortably will take up about 1/3rd of garden.
You will fit a trampoline and hot tub but there will nowhere left for the children to play (other than on the trampoline)

Floralnomad · 26/03/2022 14:17

It’s about half the size of my garden so would be too small for me . Is the house one of the ones with bedrooms in what would be the loft in which case they are generally built on the same size footprint as an older 3 bed .

Blimecory · 26/03/2022 14:20

That’s about the size of my garden - admittedly in London - and we have five beds. Plenty big enough for the DC to play, but we didn’t have a trampoline or a hot tub.

DogInATent · 26/03/2022 14:37

@ColdSeptember

Lots of rich people on MN really don't understand what a 'tiny' garden is. It'll be fine OP. It's not vast but it'll be perfectly useable.
Relative to the size of a 5-bed house it's a small garden.

Or are there more non-rich people living in 5 bedroom houses in Oxfordshire than I realised?

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 26/03/2022 14:40

Trampoline... 3x3m.
Hot tub and gazebo... 2x2m, both on gravel area at end of garden.
Lawn 4mx 10m. Perhaps 4mx 8 to allow flower beds
Patio by house 3x 10m
There is space... if its flat.

Doveyouknow · 26/03/2022 14:48

Our garden is about half the size of yours and we have room for a small trampoline and space for a small shed and a table to sit round. No room for a proper kick about. My two are about the same age as your older two and they generally just play out and go to the park for footy. I would love a bit more room for actual gardening but reckon it would need to be huge to allow a proper kick about.

Chloemol · 26/03/2022 15:01

It’s small but normal size for new builds

As others have said the trampoline it not necessary, and if bound to piss off neighbours, certainly would me as privacy is lost as the6 bo7nde around

Chakraleaf · 26/03/2022 15:04

I wouldn't sacrifice garden. Rather have a smaller house.

SwayingInTime · 26/03/2022 15:09

My garden is 5x6.5 fence panels so a similar size. I marked out a trampoline but didn’t get one in the end. We’ve hired a hot tub and it looked bonkers but was fun for the weekend.

However, that is all my garden, so shes, tree, Water butt, clothes line, compost, all in the same space. If we had a garage or a side return (and I could give up the tree!) it would be plenty of space.

One thing I would like is a garden big enough to have permanent seating in different areas. It would be nice to follow the sun around but would take up too much space and look daft. We have a main sofa and then flexible seating.

Rosemarypots · 26/03/2022 15:24

My house is nearly 3000 square foot and the back garden is only 10m by 13m. The garden is smaller than we wanted - it's an older property that has arguably been over-extended into the garden. But it's in a great location in Greater London, so for me it was worth the compromise. I don't think the garden size is a dealbreaker here to the extent that it might be a elsewhere. It has a lovely patio area and borders, and a decent lawn. However, it would get tight with a trampoline - it would be doable, but not great, especially once a washing line is up.

bumpabroad · 26/03/2022 15:24

@ColdSeptember

Lots of rich people on MN really don't understand what a 'tiny' garden is. It'll be fine OP. It's not vast but it'll be perfectly useable.
I was just thinking ‘how the other half live’, but actually, I was being a bit obnoxious thinking that. We have a garden, and could afford a house with a bigger garden if we cut back on other things. Lots of people out there who don’t have access to any sort of garden, so I guess it’s ‘how a certain small percentage live’ 😬
Mirrorball2022 · 26/03/2022 15:42

@Wintersbone

No way would I buy a house with that small a garden and young kids. Buy an older house with a proper garden.
I live on 30s estate our garden is tiny and overlooked. It’s not just new houses. It’s fine for us though and easy to manage plenty of families manage fine with small gardens tbh.
sst1234 · 26/03/2022 16:43

Yes it’s too small for a 5 bed house. New houses, though, are deliberately keep short on outside space to maximize profit. I also think that 2000 square.ft is too tight for 5 beds. Some of them will be too tight for meaningful space.

Viviennemary · 26/03/2022 16:50

That seems a tiny garden for a 5 bedroomed house. I would keep looking.

Franklin12 · 26/03/2022 16:51

We brought a new build but our garden is very large (for a new build). The builders wanted to curve the road around to make the house opposite have a large garden but wasn’t allowed.

So we brought it but definitely paid for it. Not all new builds have small garden but most of them do. This was a very small development so I guess we were lucky.

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MyAmara · 26/03/2022 19:30

The house is over 2 levels. The next similar house type to be released have got even a smaller garden

Patio door to fence is 10.5M
neighbours garage to plot garage is 11M
widest behind the garage is 17M

10M by 10.5M Garden for a 5Bed NewBuild
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MyAmara · 26/03/2022 19:33

@patritus

I've just measured that out in my own garden *@MyAmara*. My 3 bed has garden 12 x 16m

A patio, big enough for table and chairs for you to all sit comfortably will take up about 1/3rd of garden.
You will fit a trampoline and hot tub but there will nowhere left for the children to play (other than on the trampoline)

Thank You
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MyAmara · 26/03/2022 19:36

@NarcissistsEyebrows

I've got a trampoline in my garden which is approx twice the size of yours. There is plenty of space but not plenty-enough to be confident it would fit OK in your garden. However as pp mentions, my trampoline is sunk into the ground which makes it feel much less obtrusive iyswim. And when the kids grow out of it I have a ready dug pond Grin

A lot of people count on my trampoline and it gets a lot of use because there is no hassle to using it, no rickety steps or cages to zip, just step and bounce. They're a lot pricier but worth it IMO

Thank you for this. I just researched the trampoline and its doable and and an easy win for us
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ReachersDaughter · 26/03/2022 19:44

I don't think that is big enough for your plans. My garden is about the same size (house 1600 sq ft) and the small garden was one of the attractions for me as I was downsizing and have always been a slave to big gardens. DC past the playing in the garden phase.

I've got a stone circle with a circular sofa set/coffee table on it, path, patio with a dining table and chairs and egg seat, lots of pots/planters and a 12m2 lawn.

No little kids and we just relax/entertain/eat in it.

Hot tubs are big and noisy. Also had a sunken trampoline in a previous garden and can recommend that but not with a hot tub given the room available.

ReachersDaughter · 26/03/2022 19:44

12 ft 2 lawn that should be!