Steep staircase - can it be improved?

[LydiaK]

Hi everyone,
I’m looking at buying a property. It is an older property & has an extremely steep staircase with shallow steps & reduced head height. I’m wondering if it is possible to adjust the stairs & landing enough to make the stairs safer.
I believe I could loose some of the landing to increase head height but would really like to decrease angle & increase step tread depth if possible.

I’ve attached a photo & below are some measurements (all approximate):

• Current stair angle: 50.9 degrees
• Staircase width: 75cm
• Ceiling height 248cm
• Estimated height from stair landing to floor 268cm
• Landing at top of stairs to next room 80cm
• Landing space to next room (over stairs) 108cm
• Space to wall at bottom of stairs 60cm (behind this wall is cupboard space of 40cm)
• Stair tread risers (height) 20cm
• Stair goings (depth) 18cm
• There are 12 individual steps in current staircase
• Head height is 160cm at step 5 (from bottom of staircase)
• Due to ground floor layout it would be possible to have a winder at the bottom

Thanks!!
NB: I know changes to this staircase will fail to meet UK building staircase standards however due to building age as long as it is an improvement in function it is acceptable.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Need some plans, ground & first floor with dimensions to see if it can be improved. Can't tell from the given info.