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Would you buy a house that does not quite wow?

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PhysicsBowlChampion · 27/06/2026 11:37

Looking to buy detached house with at least 4 bedrooms (and garage). This house ticked all the boxes (I thought) but downsides were: on corner of busy main road (set back a bit from it), living room was long/not huge and can’t figure out how to make it work without it looking like a corridor with sofas pushed up against wall,

Kitchen was ok but had a smaller dark bit for dining which put me off. There is a separate dining room but not connected in any way to kitchen so imagine would not be used much apart from at Christmas.

House was well-maintained and wouldn’t need to do much to it but I didn’t feel “wow”!

I love my current kitchen and feel I’m holding every house up to that standard. If we bought house, no money to start ripping out kitchen, doing major renovations. Would be interested in other views from people on what you think of house. Note garden/drive at front of house is nowhere near as big as picture implies!

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/89913291#/?channel=RES_BUY

Check out this 6 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove

6 bedroom detached house for sale in Bury Street, Ruislip, HA4 for £1,250,000. Marketed by Sam Robbins Estate Agents, Ruislip

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/89913291#/?channel=RES_BUY

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Viviennemary · 01/07/2026 17:22

Its quite a nice house. However, it's far from cheap. And the lounge is awful. Far far too narrow. That would put me off so I wouldn't buy it.

nobodysdaughter · 01/07/2026 17:28

So we brought a house that didn’t wow, in a sketchy area, as that’s all we could afford. However you do not seem to be in that position, with your kind of budget you definitely need it to wow!

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