Cul-de-sacs (for sale, how much, new house)

[texas7]

While you know that kids who live in a cul-de-sac will play in the street, do you think it is acceptable for the cul-de-sac to become the playground for the entire neighborhood? If you live or bought on a cul-de-sac, did you do so solely for yours kids to be able to play freely out in the street and keep it filled with with toys and motorized vehicles while they are out? Or is it being unreasonable to expect to be able to get to and from your driveway without having to avoid those things? If you don’t have kids and picked a cul-de-sac, what was your reasoning? People either love or hate cul-de-sacs it seems. I’m on one but the street is small and parking in the street is quite tight. Will this location increase or decrease my resale value as I’m preparing to put it on the market?

[rigas]

i live on one with a 15 year old. he used to have a basketball hoop at the end (our CDS is open to a field at the very end, no houses/lots). he used to have a ton of friends come play basketball, even kids down there when he wasnt around playing on it. our neighbor with no kids complained the noise made his dogs bark and called the county and had the hoop taken while we were at work.
turns out his dogs bark at every ****ing thing that moves or makes the slightest noise.

now one of the other neighbors has 3 small children and they are ALWAYS in the street driving little cars and such. they will leave them in the street unused, making u-turning very difficult. pretty annoying.

all that said, we bought to have less traffic on our street, simply because i hate cars constantly driving by my house, and the lots tend to be bigger.

the resale on a CDS tends to be higher IMO though. they tend to be quieter, and larger lots. the tight street also discourages theft and random cars circling.

[KenzHou]

I always buy homes on cul de sac streets. For two reasons, no drive through traffic and my kids can play in the cul de sac freely as you said. But I am respectful of my neighbors drive way and would not allow toys to block their driveway and i always put all toys back in our house when not being used.

[texas7]

Thx. We’ve lived in one for 20 years and the kids always played but as people
Have come and gone many more young families with kids and those motorized vehicles everywhere. This is somewhat new to have street filled. Just hoping that when for sale sign goes up that the crowd in the street doesn’t discourage potential buyers. If they have little kids — it’ll be perfect for them Hopefully.

[dcmatt]

This can play in your advantage as well. I got a cul-de-sacs house and one encouraging factor was the visible presence of kids toys and activities. I looked at it as a positive :-) Was perfect for my kids and I made the right decision. Kids are having a blast now

Originally Posted by texas7

This is somewhat new to have street filled. Just hoping that when for sale sign goes up that the crowd in the street doesn’t discourage potential buyers. If they have little kids — it’ll be perfect for them Hopefully.

[96tahoe]

I bought it for mainly the quietness and security. I read somewhere that houses in a cul de sac have less of a chance of getting robbed since there is only one way in/out. As far as a cul de sac as a playground, I say no because you still could have those neighbors that drive like maniacs coming in/out of their houses.


When we sold our house, our realtor marketed it as a cul de sac but to say how much value it added, probably not much. I think its more of a tie breaker if there is a house similar.

[Dopo]

Just recently we had about 8 kids skating in circles and walking around the cul-d-sac while playing some music and having fun.

I see no reason for anybody to be annoyed about it.
I wish every kid could grow up in a cul-d-sac to be able to play outside and feel safe.

Now ..... I agree, people also need to be responsible and not leave a bunch of crap in the street.

[gwarnecke]

Our current and previous houses are on cul-de-sacs.

I like the quietness, safety, and reduced traffic. Both cul-de-sacs occasionally have kids playing in them, mostly from homes up the street, but the kids and their parents respect the neighbors and don't leave their toys out in the street when they aren't playing.

Parking and blockage of mailboxes can be an issue. Our new house has a big traffic island at the center of the cul-de-sac, which helps a lot with parking. 8-10 cars can be parked around it without blocking anyone's driveway or mailbox.

[elnina]

Did you check on the rules set by your HOA?

[Houston321]

Shouldn't be parking on the street anyway.