Buy a one bed flat whilst TTC??

[Duopuss81]

Advice needed! We have just started trying for our first baby and also looking to buy our first property. We live in a v expensive area (Brighton) so can either afford a nice one bed flat in a decent area OR a two bed flat out of town with a longer commute / not as nice area, (without wanting to sound like a snob!) Prices in the centre are rocketing so it seems a better investment to stay central but I know if we outgrow a one bed in a year or two then moving again is expensive. Can you realistically have a baby in a one bed?? Or what if we go for a two bed and don't conceive and struggle to sell it? I'm scared of maxing out our budget and getting a huge mortgage in case brexit has an impact too! Any advice gratefully revived!

Personally, I would be pushing as hard as possible to get something bigger than a one bed. I understand the desire to be central, and in a nicer location, however I would struggle bringing up a baby (once they go beyond a few months old) in a one bed. I know plenty of people do manage just fine, but just going from my own experience. We have a 3 year old and currently live in a small 3 bed (2 proper bedrooms really, third bedroom is a box room). We are moving soon to another 3 bed property, but with it we are gaining a lot more downstairs space. I think this is where you will also benefit from getting a bigger place - the possibility of having more than just a living room and kitchen. We now feel we have outgrown this configuration, and have found somewhere with a separate dining room, and also a bigger garden. Like I say, plenty of people do manage with a baby in a one bed, but if you can afford to go bigger, I definitely would.

I would buy somewhere to last you at least 5 years. Do you want 2 kids? Can you get a garden? What are nurseries and schools like? Is it a family area? The 1 bedroom in itself wouldn't necessarily be a problem for me but no outside space with a toddler is a definite no!

Hey, I'm in Brighton too and had my DD whilst living in a one bed flat, it was average size and we outgrew it within 4 months and had to move. It wasn't so much the sharing a room, but all the stuff babies come with. I'm now in a 2 bed slightly further out and were rapidly outgrowing this too. No outdoor space and a toddler is difficult. I'd go out further and get extra space, and then not have to worry about it later on.

We live in Brighton currently renting a flat which just sold for 230k (1bed) and are buying a 3 bed semi in Worthing for 255k..we will also be looking to TTC, even living in a one bed flat with just my partner has nearly driven me insane, def wouldn't feel there was room for a baby too! If you can take the commute/ lack of fun then I'd look along the coast.

We were in exactly your situation when I was expecting DS1, living in Brighton. We decided that we needed more space and that we would need some outdoor space longer term. We bought a large two bed house with parking and a garden for the same price as a one bed central flat/ 2 bed further out. We now have a nearly two year old and a 4.5 year old and have really outgrown our current house. As others have said, it's not the room sharing so much as fitting the stuff in and having space for the children, who are very active and always in the go. At this stage, most of our friends are moving up from 2 bed houses. Given that the cost of moving is considerable, really think about the next 5-7 years and what you want in that time.

Good luck!