That 600 sq feet is not enough for a family of 3?

[Ladybirdlondon]

We live in a 600sq feet flat with 2 bedrooms - AIBU to think we NEED to find a bigger place? Or should I be thinking creatively and moving things around to make the best of our space? I worry about our active toddler not having the space for activities and running around, though he also goes to the park everyday.

Babies and toddlers take up a lot of space! The place may feel bigger in a few years.

600sq feet with 2 bedrooms? You must have quite small rooms? I grew up in a bungalow that was probably around 700-750square feet and that felt okay, but I can't imagine living somewhere much smaller than that with a child (though I'm sure people manage).

Basically, if you can afford it, I'd look for something bigger.

It's tight. My one bed flat for one person was only a bit smaller.

I have a flat that size and live alone, although for many years, I had my son living here.

What you have is small for 3 people, but I've got neighbours who have 3 and even 4 people in this size of flat. If you can afford it, I would move

My 2 bed house is 550 sq ft and we have lived here since DD6 was born. It’s perfectly fine but we are looking to move to a bigger place.

It will be enough for some and not enough for others depending on lifestyle, experiences and preferences.

If it's not enough for you, it's not enough for you!

Sounds adequate to me, we used to live in a small terraced house that was about that size and our neighbours had two kids (boy and girl!). I don't know how they did that, but with one small child I'd say you don't NEED to move. I can understand why you'd want to though, we upsized due to lack of space.

We have to adapt to what we have. Most people want more.
I was raised in much smaller space with more family members and did fine
Take care

Well you don’t NEED it but I certainly wouldn’t want be living like that if I could at all help it.

Used to live in a house around 670sq feet with 3 of us. It did have a small garden. It was perfectly fine, only really too small if we had guests. We moved due to having another child, but that was after 7 years.

It’s certainly possible to live well in a size that small, but you do have to live differently. You have to be ruthless about what things you have and how much. You have to maximise every possible inch of storage space, e.g. underbed, on top of wardrobes, behind the sofa. You can’t let things accumulate: one in, one out. The toddler will be fine, especially since you’re going to the park every day.

If you decide you’re staying and put your mind to making it work, it will.

Exactly! I lived alone once in a bigger space and it felt just perfect!

Layout and room count matters more than square footage really. I'm in a three bedroom (bathroom/kitchen/living room) 680sq ft flat and it feels massive as it's made smart use of the space.

Lots of hidden closet space, and long but narrow rooms makes it feel light and airy and uncluttered despite not having a lot of empty floor space.

Thank you everyone for your input and reality checks on both sides. I think I would feel more at peace if we had a garden but that’s another conversation all together. I probably should have added that occasionally husband and I work from home, and that because of my our layout our LO shares a room with us.
I love the creative ideas and motivation here to make best use of the space. Kudos to everyone who has done that. It takes some time investment to do that and I constantly feel that we are on the brink of a move!

You need to get creative to present it to its best to sell it.

Use the height of the room for storage and ruthlessly declutter.