Single person buying a 2 bedroom house?

StevenMarks

I live alone in a 1500sq foot four bedroom, two reception room detached house, plus kitchen, utility, cloakroom, office and two en suites.

Pick the house you want to live in, regardless of the number of bedrooms.

elsien

Another single person in a 3 bedroom house - master for me, one as a study and one for guests.
To be perfectly honest, I have no idea how families manage to fit all their stuff in as I've managed to fill it with no difficulty at all.
I don't do minimalist so a one bedroom pace would feel too confined and cluttered. Plus if all else fails, in a bigger place if you do get into financial difficulty you have the option to get a lodger. Which I'd hate, but if it keeps a roof over your head.

booksurr

always buy 2 instead of 1, it will reward you when you come to sell and/or want extra income from a lodger.

Like elsien above I jumped straight to 3 for my first property as it enabled me to do exactly the same, my room, guest room (then lodger) study (then doubles up as guest room)

boliston

I'd say ideally
Single person: either 1 bed or studio
Couple: 2 Bedroom (or 1 for couples who share a bedroom)

From a housing stock point of view it seems wasteful to have under occupied property which is why single person discount on council tax is 25% not 50%

elsien

But on that line of reasoning I'd have to live in a flat as there aren't any one bedroom houses. And I don't want to live in a flat - did it for years and the noise drove me up the wall. And I want my own garden which rules out the majority if flats. If that makes me selfish, so be it.

iantojones40

I'm a committed singleton, also very unmaterialistic (if there is such a word!) and hate clutter, so for me my last 2 bedroom house was far too big for my needs!

I could quite happily live in something the size of a bedsit... if only I could find one that was detached with it's own private garden!

boliston

elsien wrote: »

But on that line of reasoning I'd have to live in a flat as there aren't any one bedroom houses. And I don't want to live in a flat - did it for years and the noise drove me up the wall. And I want my own garden which rules out the majority if flats. If that makes me selfish, so be it.

Depends on the type of flat - conversions are notorious for noise problems but purpose built will normally have substantial concrete between floors - I think current regs specify 300kg per square metre

Lolly88

I'm single and do not currently own a home but will be buying in the near future and will not consider anything less than 2 bedrooms. I want a house I can grow into, this is much more possible with a 2+ bed home than a 1 bed.

Rosemary7391

boliston wrote: »

Depends on the type of flat - conversions are notorious for noise problems but purpose built will normally have substantial concrete between floors - I think current regs specify 300kg per square metre

Even then (which many flats are not, even purpose built), you have the hassle of dealing with other peoples' rubbish and repair issues. And I'm not sure any amount of soundproofing will ever make me feel comfortable practising the high end of my clarinet/flute in a flat! For that reason I'd ideally like a detached house (one day...) and probably at least a 2 bed so I can fit in all my craft and music stuff, plus I have friends all over the place so need to be able to put them up. I know it's wasteful - but we all are, in our own ways. I don't think liking one's own space is intrinsically any worse than having a parade of disposable technology, a car(s), having the heating up high... I could go on for a long time with all the luxuries we are lucky enough to be able to choose from!

Bossypants

In my case I bought a 2 bedroom with addition study and loft and honestly I found myself rattling around in it. I enjoyed the space, but the cleaning took its toll and once I got some lodgers in I found I was actually much happier just having to deal with my immediate space, rather than having to maintain rooms I never actually used.

In the end I was decided to withdraw some equity and use it as a deposit for a one bedroom flat while renting out the house, and while there are issues with noise, overall I feel like it was the right decision for me.