No downstairs toilet or very cramped downstairs toilet?

[OneCyanHiker]

Our house is a small 3 bed semi. From looking at Rightmove, not many have downstairs toilets, obviously aware this could also mean that they ‘re so happy with their downstairs toilet they don’t have to move lol. The ones that do, have them in the space under the stairs, which is about 1m x 0.7m with the door in the kitchen.

I think we could move the door to the kitchen so the toilet wouldn’t be in the kitchen but the wc would be very small. And we’d lose our breakfast/ small dining table so there’d be no seating in there anymore.

I would like a downstairs toilet but not sure it’s always worth it…can adding a toilet detract from the value?

thanks

Downstairs loo all the way.

This is no longer the case. My daughter has a new build that doesn't have this.

Mine is the same as above layout, it’s really small & a squeeze for larger people but I still have room for table & chairs in the kitchen, not sure I would sacrifice the only table for a downstairs loo, sorry I’m not being very helpful.

For me depends whether it is a downstairs toilet or second toilet.

If there are two toilets elsewhere in the house and you are a family of 4 maybe not so much of an issue.

If the house only has one toilet though for me it is a big issue, especially if that toilet is in the bathroom.

@CaptainMyCaptain Thank you.

Sorry I don't have a picture! But it's insanely small. Your knees are practically touching the door in front of you when you sit down. I am sure you'll be fine with the space you have. Can you recess anything into the wall on the understairs side of the room? Sinks and cisterns can sometimes be recessed within walls to free up space

I definitely think any loo downstairs is better than no loo downstairs - but in one house I lived in the downstairs loo was by the backdoor and had no heating, and I always preferred to climb the stairs rather than having a cold loo experience

the poll is quite similar…I really can’t decide lol