Ground Floor Vs First Floor Flat

Depends on how tall the building was to be honest.

Ground floor vs first floor flat.

That said when we lived in toxteth the block we lived in an old house with about 8 flats in it got steamed by a gang one night. This was because ground floor was considered most at risk on street level passers by etc etc etc and the first floor was closest to the front door but none of the ground floor issues. When i was buying a flat i read too much stuff about the advantages v disadvantages of ground floor. From direction of the property to type of flooring new parameters have joined the existing list of property selection.

We lived in a first and second floor flat too until ds was 18 months and it was a nightmare getting the buggy up and down the stairs we had stairs up to the front door too especially with shopping too. Ground floor is always the first flat to get done over. From personal experience i can say that one should not buy rent ground floor at any cost. But there are drawbacks you should know about like pests break ins and more noise.

For example if an average two bed flat in prime central london sells for 1 4m a first floor apartment of the same proportions would be valued at 1 82m rokstone said. Long ago we lived in a very big first floor flat tenement in a very cold part of the uk. If you have choice of between the lower ground floor flat and the top 3rd floor flat to invest which one would you prefer. I mean you dont want to be on the 23rd floor in a high rise but on the 3rd floor out of 4 storey building isnt so bad.

For me as a female i would not go for a ground floor flat just for the safety aspect. It used to be considered that a first floor flat was best then the level above and so on with a ground floor flat last. Ground floor flat top or first floor. First floor apartments are sometimes less expensive than units on higher floors can come with private outdoor spaces and simply make more sense for folks with babies in strollers dogs to walk or mobility issues.

So that was a good deal although lenders don t really want to lend for homes above shops. Our flat was so warm all the time and i feel the cold badly. The evolving needs of indian buyers has brought about a change in their home buying preferences. The flat was above a shop 9 5 deal.

With vertical living becoming the norm of the day there are a group of buyers who prefer to opt for lower floors and another group that are quick to grab the higher floor offers.