Ground Floor Vs First Floor Flat

Assume both flats are in same.

Ground floor vs first floor flat.

If you have choice of between the lower ground floor flat and the top 3rd floor flat to invest which one would you prefer. At that time i was living in a top floor apartment. Long ago we lived in a very big first floor flat tenement in a very cold part of the uk. 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.

For me as a female i would not go for a ground floor flat just for the safety aspect. 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. But there are drawbacks you should know about like pests break ins and more noise. I absolutely wouldn t consider anything not on the ground floor.

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. The evolving needs of indian buyers has brought about a change in their home buying preferences. So that was a good deal although lenders don t really want to lend for homes above shops. Ground floor flat top or first floor.

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. 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. Our flat was so warm all the time and i feel the cold badly.

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. Depends on how tall the building was to be honest. 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. From personal experience i can say that one should not buy rent ground floor at any cost.

The flat was above a shop 9 5 deal.