With outside space more valuable than ever, our outdoor spaces are shifting from simply somewhere to sit on a warm day to being a major player when it comes to increasing the saleability of our homes.
Pools, outdoor entertaining areas, external lighting, children’s treehouses, and pizza ovens are now among the most value-adding garden improvements.
How your garden can boost your home’s value
Potential homebuyers now want it all. A property with an inviting outdoor area that maximises space is just as important as indoor space. High on the wish list of homebuyers are:
- Swimming pool
- Outdoor gym
- Bifold doors / French windows opening to the outdoor area
- Outdoor entertaining area
- Decked patio
- Paved patio
- Mature plants and trees
- Edible gardens
- Firepits
- Irrigation system
- Lighting systems
- Garden theatres
We are well aware of how outdoor space has helped our mental health over the past year. Having a garden has helped get homeowners through pandemics, and without their outdoor area, there was no way they would have been able to see their family or friends.
For many of us our outdoor space has gone from being somewhere we might spend a bit of time, to an important extension of our homes which have allowed us to see friends and family when it might not otherwise have been possible. It’s easy to see why homeowners and homebuyers now place more value on outdoor spaces.