Loft conversion - worth it on the St Francis estate?

[Alex K]

Well, the mortgage is paid off **wait for appropriate cheers to die away** and it is time to overcommit financially again. And stuff, quite a bit of stuff, has piled up. Requiring, yes, more space. The thought of moving house terrifies me. So what about a loft conversion?

Can't say that skulking about on the estate has identified many houses put through that process; one, which overlooks the amenity land between ginnel and railway line, up in the seventies on Abbotswood Road; perhaps folks choose instead to move away, to "trade up". But between stamp duty and inconvenience... maybe adding a bedroom and an en-suite is the way to go.

Anyone applied and failed (overlooking neighbours' gardens as opposed to "amenity land" -- a euphemism for "waste ground")? Anyone considering the same palaver? Grateful for thoughts / recommendations.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Pay me lots of dosh and I'll declutter your pad. Unless 'a bit of stuff' means lots of bairns.

[red devil]

A search of planning applications for Abbotswood Road didn't show up any loft conversions.

You can do a quick search for any road...

http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/

You could always ask local estate agents for their thoughts.

[Alex K]

Red Devil, that's probably the way to go. Thanks. And PGC... What is this "de-clutter" of which you speak? These are TREASURES, (wo)man! Treasures!

[Alex K]

RD, PGC -- got my answer from an estate agent. Short: You won't lose money. Long: You won't make money, either. No point in having an extra en-suite upstairs when the downstairs is so cramped. Which makes good sense!

[lpool]

Only a few houses on the estate where it might be possible to do two storey extension as tends to cut light to next door. Internal layout also makes it hard to do loft conversion as little room to put stairs.

[kanghsin]

What is this "de-clutter" of which you speak?

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