very narrow house plans

1sandyh

3 years ago

Trying to find some narrow house plans for a plot that is total 3.9m wide X 30m long (13ft X 100ft)

Didn’t need to be fancy but Ideally 2/3 bed.

Access is from one end of the plot (north) and the bottom of the plot (south) is fenced off backing on to another house

The plot next to this has a 4 bed detached but it is twice the width.

Any help please! Can’t find anything helpful on google

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Katie Duke
3 years ago
Hello there. Do a search for 'narrow house' within the Houzz app and you'll get loads of links to houses you may find interesting/inspirational. Here's one I remember - they really made the most of the space available. Good luck!
Katie Duke
3 years ago
Sorry having trouble with including link in comment above. Search 'narrow house' in Stories in Houzz. There's a story there about a waterfront house in Sydney (amazing views!) where the plot was extremely narrow. They created an amazing house - there's an aerial shot towards the end of the story which shows just how constrained the site was.
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1sandyh
Original Author
3 years ago
Search isn’t working for me :(
Jonathan
3 years ago
Look at the big national housebuilders as they often build efficient houses
1sandyh
Original Author
3 years ago
I’ve managed to find some but it would need to be a traditional style, sort of cottage or red brick. We wouldn’t get planning for contemporary
Victoria
3 years ago
You can face the outside in whatever you choose, and adjust openings to make it in keeping with the vernacular.
Victoria
3 years ago
Many old Victorian terraces built for workers were very narrow.
Jonathan
3 years ago
You might also speak the the planning office of the borough council for an outline of what might get through planning.
I suspect you will have to provide parking which will inform how close to the road you can build. You will likely have height restrictions meaning any second floor rooms might have a sloped ceilings in part of it.
You might also think about your budget as (assuming building on this particular plot isn’t more expensive) it will cost £220k. Ask yourself it is possible and worth doing.

Lastly I enclose a 3.9m plan to illustrate the plot is wide enough to have a nice house
Nick
3 years ago
@Jonathan 's plan hold the key as far as I can see. With a narrow house, you need to avoid giving up space to corridors. That means having the stairs and the bathrooms in the middle. You then have one room on each side on each floor and you can play around with sizing and bedroom/living room location a bit to suit your needs.
1sandyh
Original Author
3 years ago
Precedent may have been set as neighbours have built new houses recently (but on wider plots). Parking is fine, there is already a single garage on the plot & 1 car park space. But wow, £220k to build such a tiny house?! I was thinking more like £100k! It wouldn’t be worth anywhere near £220k. I’m not in London it that’s any different? In East Mids
1sandyh
Original Author
3 years ago
The plan looks fantastic. But the construction cost is worrying. Jonathan, do you have any 2 storey 2 bed plans I could see please? So I can give the planning dept an idea of what I’m looking for. This is a house for myself to live in, thanks
Jonathan
3 years ago
Generally build costs will be £1500 per square metre so a 60square metre house is closer to what you are looking to spend.
1sandyh
Original Author
3 years ago
The plan looks fantastic. But the construction cost makes it not viable. A 2 bed house is only worth £150k here.
Jonathan
3 years ago
The next step is to speak to some local builders to see if they will work on a cheaper cost per square metre. If not then you may need to walk away

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