To ask is a 5bed house is a waste in these circumstances

We live in a five bed.
One room is my library/wfh office. One is a music room. The three remaining rooms are in use as bedrooms although DS1 has left home and DS2 is at Uni. So they both have rooms to come back to and we also have regularly used both rooms for guests.
I'd find a set of permanently unused bedrooms a bit odd though.

If they can afford it and will enjoy it it's not a waste.

We have a 4 bed and are creating more space using the kitchen and conservatory, we enjoy all the space we have and it really came in handy when our eldest daughter and granddaughter moved in after a break up , she didn’t have to worry about where to live at a moment’s notice .
if they can afford it and want it , why not ?

Is op the parent of the said 2 children that will live in the massive house part time??
I wouldn't want to live in a house too big for my family purely due to bills, but might suit some ppl better with view of expanding family, wfh, or parents moving in

We have six bedrooms in a four storey house, with two adults and one child. We have a guest room, an office each for me and DH, plus a playroom. If you can afford it and like the space, why not. I work from home quite a lot and particularly like having an office where I can shut the door and walk away. Previously, my office was also the guest room, where I slept when I was co-sleeping with my child or if my tossing and turning was keeping my husband awake (he is a very light sleeper and, if woken, struggles to get back to sleep). I like having these spaces separate now. We would struggle with a smaller house.

You sound jellus @Chickenshwarmamarma !

People can have as many bedrooms as they want. It's up to them. My older DC has just her and her DP in a 4 bed house, with 3 reception rooms, a nice bathroom, a study, a conservatory, a cellar, a dining room, a utility room, and a large kitchen. Why? Because they can afford it, and it's what they want.

Obviously if it's social housing, a 5 bed for a couple who have 2 children just half the week would be batshit, and a 2 bed would do. But if they've bought it
it's nothing to do with anyone else.

Puzzled as to why two thirds of people think YANBU, but most comments think YABU. Baffling!

I am laughing at the competitive bedrooms oneupmanship on here though. One poster claims to have a 7 bedroom house, so another poster trumped it with a claim of an 8 bedroom house. 😆

Anyone got a 9 bed??? Come on! 😂

@cadburyegg I agree, my siblings and I all had help onto the ladder.

I wouldn't like it as it's more to heat and clean and I'd be scared to be on my own in it at night. But some people love spare rooms for things like art, sewing, gaming etc so it depends what you like

It's their choice so if they can afford it its up to them.

I guess Id be annoyed if they ever moaned about how poor they were or protested about nearby housing proposals.

In a very nice village near me I once saw a beautiful big thatched cottage with a poster stuck up protesting a new housing estate about two miles away. I had hard work not to knock on the door and tell them not to be so bloody selfish.

Unpopular opinion on here but I do judge people living in huge houses when their adult children are desperately saving to get on the property ladder but can’t afford to. Unfortunately it’s very expensive just to move so it has to be a significant downsize to make it worthwhile.

I’m in a 3 bed but when my children leave home, if they need a house deposit I will downsize and help them if I can.

Other than that no, people should live wherever they like. My neighbours live in a 3 bed and have no kids. My mum lives in a 4 bed alone. Bedrooms don’t have to be used just for sleeping. The rise of home working means rooms are also needed to work in.

And their house is closer to 4000 sq ft. Amazing to grow up in but I don't think I would ever go over 3000 sq ft but unlikely I will ever be able to afford either 😆

You're the other parent (or the grandparent) of the kids aren't you. In a much smaller house.

We have an 8 bed for a family of 4, suits us and we can afford it so I’d be a bit confused/nonplussed if anybody in my life started complaining it was a waste. Why are you asking?

Waste of what?

Boomers aren't well loved by most 😆 but not sure what that has to do with anything.

My parents only started struggling with their house size in their late 70s.

A waste of what exactly? I don’t really understand what you’re asking.

We have 5 bed house spread over 2800 square-foot with just one dc but that’s got to do with anyone else.

It's elderly on mumsnet. My husband is a boomer and that's absolutely hated on here

Are you talking about the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex? 😁

What business is it if yours? If they can afford it then why not.

@AngelinaFibres 60 isn't that elderly

I say live as you like. It is your money. Mansions would not exist if all the rich people thought they cannot manage many rooms. So up to you, really. How do you feel? What do you want to do in the rooms? Can you become an artist, etc??

We are 60 and 63 and have been retired since we were 55. We have a 5 bedroomed house for just 2 of us. We have no mortgage. One bedroom is an office, one is a fully fitted out gym, one is a room with twin beds for our grandchildren who sleep over a lot . We have a bedroom and there is another double for guests. We have 2 living rooms downstairs, a large kitchen/ diner and a big conservatory. We are living the dream. We look after our grandchildren here every Monday and have space inside and outside for them to have any toy they want.I was a single parent when my children were small and our house was 2 up 2 down and a grotty bathroom. If you can afford space buy it, it's fabulous.

If they're able to comfortably pay the mortgage and maintain the property then why does it matter how many people/bedrooms there are?