Bedrooms too small?

dancelikeamonkey

Old_Git wrote: »

Take off the dining room doors .Use both rooms as one bigger room .
Has the conservatory any heating ?

The living room is about the same size as my current one and that's fine for me ( can get a three seater sofa on one wall and a single on the other ), any bigger just means it costs more to heat!

I quite like having the separate dining room and as you say I can just take the doors off if I feel the need to make the room bigger.

No, no heating in the conservatory. But I'll be taking the electric heater from my current conservatory with me. I'm not a fan of them to be honest and tend to only use it when the weather is nicer so an electric heater does the job.

sniggings

Keep looking...

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-53247064.html?premiumA=true

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35428854.html

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-51649052.html

ERICS_MUM

I think it's a lovely little house for a singleton, couple or small family. A step up from a 'starter' home. The only issue is if you have a lot of possessions - clothes, books, hobbies, drum kit, grandfather clock etc, in which case look for something bigger !

konark

Cat swinging is over-rated anyway!

dirty_magic

Our bedroom is about this size. It is small, but there are only 2 of us and we have to use another room as a dressing room anyway because 9/10 we work different shifts.

It would be a problem if we wanted kids because a cot wouldn't fit in there. If I were you I'd keep the fitted wardrobes. Ours isn't fitted, but I'd like to get fitted ones because there's a lot more storage space and they wouldn't be as deep.

All of the houses on this estate are the same, but it doesn't stop them selling. They all sell really quick.

missbiggles1

Old_Git wrote: »

Take off the dining room doors .Use both rooms as one bigger room .
Has the conservatory any heating ?

Then you have a room that's 20 foot long and only 11'7" wide - a bit like a railway carriage!

theartfullodger

Bedroom sizes are defined by law.. (yes, for all houses, flats - not just rental but also owner-occupied, families staying with mum etc etc ). See
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/repairs_and_bad_conditions/common_problems/overcrowding

Floor area
The minimum floor area considered enough for your family is:

50 - 69 square feet (4.6 - 6.5 square metres) for 0.5 people
70 - 89 square feet (6.5 - 8.4 square metres) for 1 person
90 - 109 square feet (8.4 -10 square metres) for 1.5 people
110 square feet (10.2 square metres) for 2 people

&
.
The number of rooms considered enough for your family is:

1 room for 2 people
2 rooms for 3 people
3 rooms for 5 people
4 rooms for 7.5 people
5 or more rooms for 2 people per room

Strangely Estate agents (and letting agents) don't seem to know about this bit of law... Funny that.

I would go round & measure the rooms myself - even estate agents usually say measurements are approximate. On the basis of their numbers I think....
Bedroom 1 - 1 person (i.e not a couple)
Bedroom 2 - 1.5 persons (i.e. not a couple)
Bedroom 3 - 0.5 person

In case you were wondering, 0.5 of a human is someone aged 1 to 9 years old.

When you know the sizes ask agent his views and is he aware of Housing Act 1985 Part X, s324 onwards...
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/part/X

Incidentally home-owners can get fined and criminal record for overcrowding: Sadly not aware this happens.

Foxriver8

If it's just you, you could consider knocking bedrooms 2 and 3 together to make a master and then have bedroom 1 for guests.

If it won't be your forever home you would have to think about what impact this would have upon resale - if you do it well, how does the price of a really great 2 bed compare to that of a 3 bed with small master?

X

davidmcn

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Then you have a room that's 20 foot long and only 11'7" wide - a bit like a railway carriage!

You must have weirdly sized trains where you are - those are fairly common proportions for a living/dining room.

fairy_lights

I'd be more concerned about how dark it looks. It looks like a fairly sunny day in picture one but all of the lights are switched on inside.