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Moving a bathroom to make a 3-bed flat. Worth it?

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Summerysunny · 11/06/2017 10:54

We've just put an offer in on an almost 1100sq ft flat in london. It has two actual bedrooms and one study that's big enough to be a bedroom, but has no windows so count as - or be used as - a bedroom.

The bathroom (and ensuite together), however, have windows and is roughly the same size. So I'm wondering about turning that into a bedroom and the windowless-study-room into the bathroom.

But this would also wipe out the ensuite as they're next to each other. (If that makes sense?)

My question is... is a third bedroom worth it in terms of resale value? (This flat is a sort of temporary purchase - for maybe the next three years - so have to make clever decisions).

And is losing an ensuite going to devalue?

Also - any clues on cost?!? Or is that a "how long is a piece of string" question?

I've added the floorplan...

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Kokusai · 13/06/2017 12:27

I'm not sure it's worth it to have such a small living are and block so much light. I'd probably leave everything as is to be honest! If you don't actually need another full time bedroom....

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LapCatLicker · 13/06/2017 12:54

Have tweaked @PocketNiffler 's design above to try and maximise space as well as well as having the bedrooms and bathroom doors away from the main living space. It gives you quite a poky internal corridor though.

Moving a bathroom to make a 3-bed flat. Worth it?
PocketNiffler · 13/06/2017 13:22

@iknowimcoming - on an iPad, first screenshot the picture (hold home and lock button together quickly) then click edit on the photo (it's the symbol with three lines with dots on them), then click the circle with three dots inside it and select "markup" - it will save with changes when you click done.

sparechange · 13/06/2017 14:17

OP, have you found the floor plan with room dimensions?

We can't really say how poky or otherwise rooms will be without knowing the dimensions, although I think that as it is 1100sq ft, the rooms aren't going to be as small as a lot of people are envisaging

iknowimcoming · 13/06/2017 14:56

Ooh thanks pocket!

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