Modern bungalow layouts.

tooldle

I have a late 70's build bungalow with lounge diner and separate kitchen (very tiny) and 3 beds. My folks had a 60's build and theirs had a kitchen diner, lounge, dining room (or bed 3) and 2 bedrooms. 
We've found with only two of us living in our bungalow that room sizes and arrangements which at first don't seem suitable, can actually work quite well. It probably would be very different if we had 4 people here, for example. 
There will be something out there that suits you.

HRH_MUngo

My bungalow is beautifully laid out.

 Front = Lounge and Bedroom 1
Rear = Kitchen/diner with patio doors (also with window to side) and Bedroom two
Bathroom and front door on side
It is joined to next door at the bedrooms
We have since added a large conservatory onto the end of the kitchen and demolished the garage.


https://media.rightmove.co.uk/dir/2k/1583/49496849/1583_WVH310363_FLP_01_0000_max_600x600.JPG

Titus_Wadd

Looking to the future I find there are very few true bungalows near me.  Plenty of 60s bungalows with a big ugly dormer, or double dormer plonked on top.  When I get to point of not coping with stairs I'll have to look at flats or look further afield.

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deb64 said:

Looking at bungalows but almost all "modernised" bungalows seem to be where you have just the bedrooms and the single large "family/kitchen/dining room.

This puts us straight off what would have been (for us anyway) a lovely bungalow with a traditional layout.

I notice looking on RM this trend is starting to creep into houses as well on the ground floors.

Would this put you off a property as is this what buyers want, OR what developers think we want ?

The UK is obsessed with old houses being badly renovated

Greymug

HRH_MUngo said:

My bungalow is beautifully laid out.

 Front = Lounge and Bedroom 1
Rear = Kitchen/diner with patio doors (also with window to side) and Bedroom two
Bathroom and front door on side
It is joined to next door at the bedrooms
We have since added a large conservatory onto the end of the kitchen and demolished the garage.


https://media.rightmove.co.uk/dir/2k/1583/49496849/1583_WVH310363_FLP_01_0000_max_600x600.JPG

How old are you if you don't mind me ask?

25 and undr
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51 and over 

HRH_MUngo

@Greymug

Older than that

The bungalow's not modern either, it was built in 1930.

400ixl

Mgman1965 said:

This one I found and discounted as an awful layout.

Seems being marketed as 3 bed to increase value but is really only a 2 bed as if used as a 3, only access to garden and conservatory is via a bedroom. 

Thats not what the OP was complaining about though, thats someone trying to advertise a 2 bed bungalow as a 3 bed (and agree its a poor design). The dining / bedroom 3 is essentially the living room meaning the open plan is only kitchen diner, not all 3. That front area may be large enough to have a small sitting area / snug which is not a bad thing for a young family.

DreamingofGreece

I love my chalet style bungalow.

It was built in the 1960s and we have completely renovated it since we bought it 7 years ago.

Downstairs:
Large kitchen/diner - which also includes a settee (but no TV) so I can sit and chat to my husband while he cooks 😁
Utility room, bedroom, bathroom and lounge - the lounge was originally the dining room and we have just had this extended to make it a decent sized room. It is at the back of the bungalow so we can look out onto the south west facing garden.

Upstairs:
Was originally 1 large room and we have created 2 bedrooms and a shower room - no dormer.

Outside also includes a garage and parking space for 3 cars.

It is located in a quiet cul de sac where we are mainly surrounded by people who are retired - they are happy to see young(er) faces moving into the street and they are fabulous neighbours, looking in on our dog when we are at work and keeping an eye on things when we go away. 

We bought it in our early 40's after downsizing from a large 4 bed detached house. I am so glad we bought when we did so that we had the energy to complete the renovations needed and cope with the disruption. 

We bought it for the princely sum of £128k (there aren't many benefits to living in an ex-mining town in north west England, but the price of property is one of them) and have spent about £65k renovating it. 

It is my favourite property by far that I have lived in 😊

HRH_MUngo

I personally wouldn't want most of the bedrooms upstairs - to me it defeats the whole point of having a bungalow.  But each to their own! 

Ours was £138k in 2015 and we have spent around  £30k on renovating and improving it (this includes the conservatory and the carport).

DreamingofGreece

@HRH_MUngo

I also personally wasn't fussed about having 2 bedrooms upstairs but my husband's (late teen/young adult children at the time we moved in) decided they wanted to live with us so we needed to provide accommodation for them. I very rarely go up there as his now mid-20's child (plus partner) who currently live here while they save for their own place are responsible for keeping the upstairs clean and tidy.

In future the upstairs will be used to accommodate any visitors (useful for them to have their own bathroom) and provide a hobby room for us (plus it's always useful to have 2 toilets 😊). Eventually if we get too old to manage stairs we can close the upstairs off (as the previous occupant did) as we have our bedroom and bathroom downstairs, but I do understand that it's not for everyone 😊

£30k renovation cost is impressive 😊