Do garden rooms add value?
In short, yes! A garden room can be a great investment that can add value to your home and enhance your lifestyle.
With careful planning and design, a garden studio can provide a functional and inspiring space that meets your needs and those of a potential buyer.
As someone who sold their house in Kent in 2022 with a garden room, I’m speaking from experience! I was able to run my business during lockdown, the kids could go and workout, and my wife, who is a Pilates instructor, set up the garden room to Zoom all her classes.
When we sold it, I was surprised and delighted by how much of a difference having a garden room made to the buyer’s decision and resulting final price. Since then, the value of adding a garden room has only grown. Here, I’ll show how it can do the same for you as someone looking to build a garden room in Kent!
Five ways a garden room adds value to your home
- Boosts property value
- Increases floor space
- Enhances functionality
- Offers privacy and connection to nature
- Provides a second income stream
Find out more about the benefits of a garden room.
Increase floor space and add value to your home
One of the most obvious benefits of a garden room is the increase in floor space it provides. Whether used as a home office, a gym, a playroom, or a relaxation space, a garden room effectively expands the usable area of the property. This additional space can be a significant selling point for homeowners looking to maximise their living arrangements without the need for costly renovations or extensions.
As the homeowner, a garden room offers a generally cheaper, less disruptive and faster way to add extra space to your property than a traditional home extension or conversion.
It also gives you a completely new space that can be transformed into anything instead of having to compromise your vision based on the existing dimension.
Boost property value
As a seller, a garden room gives your property the ‘wow factor’, increasing viewings and making it stand out to potential buyers, who can allow themselves to reimagine how they can use the additional space.
Various real estate agents and a study by MoveStreets show that a garden room can add an average of 8.4% to the value of your home.
When selling my last home, the agent was very happy to discover we had a functional all-year-round garden room. I remember our buyers saying how they loved our garden room and what they’d do with it.
Enhance functionality
Home office
According to the latest data released by the Office for National Statistics, 44% of people continue to work from home, either full-time or on a hybrid basis.
With more people working from home, a garden studio can provide a quiet and private workspace that is separate from the distractions of the main house.
What’s more, if you have a prospective buyer who is a small business owner, they may see a garden office as a big incentive to run their business from.
Fitness space (gym, yoga, pilates studio)
Another result of the pandemic was more people investing in home workouts. Both my wife and kids benefitted from having a private exercise space surrounded by nature.
The kids could ditch gym membership fees and crowded locker room, and work out on their own schedule, whilst my wife was able to customise the space to fit her Pilates needs.
Entertaining space (bar, woman or man cave, cinema room)
A garden room can be used to create the ultimate entertainment room, without sacrificing a room in your house.
From hosting drinks for your friends to spending quality time over board games with the kids, a garden room offers a perfect solution. You could even grab your popcorn and transform it into a home cinema for the night (learn more about how to create the perfect cinema garden room here).
We have built many garden rooms, but the ones I love handing over are those where the customer’s whole family utilise the garden room. It’s amazing to see just how our customers use the space available for work, exercise and family fun.
Privacy and connection to nature
If you live in a busy neighbourhood or have close neighbours, a garden room can provide a private space where you can relax and unwind. This can be particularly important if you enjoy gardening or spending time outdoors but don’t want to be disturbed.
Most modern estates now being built have gardens that are overlooked by their neighbours. This does not mean you cannot have privacy. We have provided many solutions for this issue. It’s all about placement and clever design features to maximise your privacy. Strategically placed trellising or extended roof canopies are just a few of the ideas that could create the perfect place to relax unseen from prying eyes.
A second income stream
In addition to being a long-term investment, a garden room can provide more short-term gains if you decide to use it as a second stream of income. For example, we built a studio annexe last year which we now rent out and plan to put on AirBnB as holiday accommodation.
As we know from the pandemic, more and more London renters and homeowners are looking to escape the city down to Kent. A garden room provides a potential source of secondary income in a location which is becoming more desirable.
The Perfect Investment: How a Garden Room Can Add Value to Your Kent Home
A garden room is more than just an attractive addition to your property; it’s a strategic investment that enhances your lifestyle and significantly boosts your property value.
Whether you’re looking for a home gym, a dedicated office space, or a haven for relaxation, a garden room offers endless possibilities to personalise your living experience and add value to your Kent property.
To get the most possible value from your garden room, it’s important to work with experts. We provide a consultation service to talk through the best way to achieve this with you. To get a free quote just get in touch
