New bathroom upstairs

[razorrobo]

I am in the process of fitting a new bathroom upstairs in a 3 bed semi. This house was built in the 1930's so the current bathroom is downstairs in an extension off the back of the kitchen/ dining room.

Just wondered if anyone knew how this would effect the price of the house? Would have to eat into the largest double room but still leaves me with 2 decent doubles with room for wardrobe etc and a good size single.

Thanks

 

[ColJack]

it's got to be the first thing I'll change when Nan kicks the old bucket and I inherit her house...

downstairs WC are a thing of the past..

 

[Robbie uk]

She might live to be about 110 !! LOL

 

[Bon]

I'm no Estate Agent (thank the Lord) but I'd imagine making the bedrooms smaller would lose value, however an upstairs bathroom would add value, plus you've got the space where the bathroom is now to change into another room (bigger kitchen if the layout suits it?) so I can't see it affecting the value in a negative way.

 

[nige106]

I've converted my 3 bed end terrace to have an upstairs bathroom. I've had it valued since and it's gone up in value slightly above the rise in house prices in my area. Get a fe estate agents in and see what they say.

 

[razorrobo]

Yeah thanks all,

guess the only donwside is the slightly smaller bedroom but it was a funny shape anyway so probably making the most of the space.

Re the Gran, they do say that having a downstairs toilet increases your life expectancy by about 20-30 years though, something about having to go up and down the stairs more often, keeps the heart healthy.