On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:37:31 GMT, wrote:

Evening all.
I`m wondering what people`s opinions are of the importance of access
to a back garden, and what effect that has on property prices.
For instance, two terraced properties, identical in every way, but one
has access to the back garden only through the house (Patio doors in
living room). The other has a gate at the end of the garden, leading
to the street, via an alleyway.
How would people rate the importance of independent access, and how
would that be reflected in the price you`re willing to pay?

Me personally? Not a lot. No more than £5000 perhaps, if all else was
equal. Other factors would have more bearing on my choice of the two
properties.

Al D