Do Garden Rooms Add Value to Your Home?

17th April 2025

Anyone building an addition to their home wants to feel confident that they are making a good investment, so the question ‘Do garden rooms add value to your home?‘ is certainly valid.

Any change to your house, whether a home extension or loft conversion, will likely add value as long as it makes your home more attractive to prospective buyers.

Ensuring the appeal of a garden room means following some rules when you choose to build in your garden space.

How much does a garden room add to the asking price?

If you plan to move house in the short to medium term, you may be keen to know precisely how much a garden building will boost your property value.

Estimates vary, but some suggest that a quality garden room could add between 5% and 10% to the value of your home. So if your house is worth £250 000, a garden room could add up to £25 000 to the asking price when you come to sell.

Check with local estate agents for house values in your area

If maximising the value of your home is your priority, it is always worth chatting with a local estate agent. They will know about the housing market in your area and can tell you what buyers are looking for. Estate agents can tell you how much value you can add to your home by building a garden room.

An estate agent may suggest that you enhance the appeal and value of your home by making some tweaks to your garden room. For example, you may use the garden building as a hobby room. If buyers are more interested in home offices, then clearing the clutter and installing a stylish desk and a few office accessories could make your home stand out in the local housing market.

Ensure your garden room adds value by choosing the best quality

A high-quality garden room will undoubtedly add value to your home.

Using the best materials, suppliers, and installers will ensure that your garden room is an asset and not a liability when you want to sell your house. Don’t forget to add the best insulation possible so your garden room can be used all year round.

SmartSpaces garden rooms all come with a ten-year guarantee as we are so confident that they meet the highest standards and are durable and long-lasting.

Will losing garden space reduce my property value?

Like many of our customers, you may be concerned that losing outside space will affect the value of your home. Large, high-maintenance gardens are less popular with many buyers than stylish garden rooms, which provide extra space.

When your garden building is as appealing as a stylish and contemporary garden room from SmartSpaces, it will enhance your garden space rather than detract from it.

Boosting the value of your home with a home office

A garden office is at the top of many homeowners’ wish lists.

Home working is now so common that finding dedicated office space in the family home is a problem for many of us.

Houses spacious enough for a room to set aside as a home office may still be unable to provide enough physical and mental distance from home life to ensure enough peace for undisturbed working.

Garden rooms provide distance but sufficient proximity to provide a good work-life balance.

Or maybe a home gym?

After a home office, a home gym is a popular reason for building a garden room.

Having a gym at the bottom of the garden means you can exercise whenever you feel like it without the hassle of travel, parking, and extortionate gym fees.

Add valuable floor space with a garden room

Extra space is a universal need. No home, it seems, has enough of it, and a garden room offers space for a whole host of activities. Building a garden room involves far less disruption than a house extension or loft conversion but will also add precious extra space.

Our Studio garden room design is our simplest, and even this offers sufficient dedicated space for work or leisure.

Hobby materials, art paraphernalia, model railways, etc., can all be kept in your garden room, making it easier to keep your main house clutter-free and tidy.

Warning: Make sure you have planning permission if required

Most garden rooms fall within your permitted development rights, and you won’t need to apply for planning permission before you build.

However, sometimes, the size and use of a garden room mean that you do need planning permission. For example, if your business involves having clients visit you at home, there may be implications for your neighbours in terms of noise and additional traffic in the neighbourhood.

These and other issues may necessitate being granted planning permission before you embark on your project.

If you don’t obtain permission, you may be required to demolish your garden building or pay a fine.

Next steps

If you would like to enjoy the benefits of extra space and add value to your home, why not contact our team here to learn more about our garden rooms?

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