Help! Reconfigure first floor - too many bathrooms

[Bwen]

Hi, we are purchasing a property and can’t get our heads around how to reconfigures the first floor for the best use of space. It’s a four bed house with 5 bathrooms. Three bedrooms on first floor with two en-suites for the smaller rooms (not the master!) and one family bathroom. Loft conversion has a double bedroom en-suite.
We want to make the master bigger and add an en-suite and can’t work out how to do it. We will re-sell in 7-10 years so want to ensure any changes do not impact resale.
One idea would be to reduce the first floor into two beds w private bathrooms… is that a crazy idea that will impact resale? Here’s the current floor plan.
Grateful for any ideas and recommendations.

Turn bed 3 into the master by taking out the ensuite and using the family bathroom as the ensuite to the master by getting rid of the corridor

just to understand the problem you are trying to solve.

Why does the bedroom 1 need an en-suite?

does the loft conversion not act as the master bedroom?
if not could the loft conversion be modified / adapted

I think you need to keep the number of bedrooms for resale value.

You can either give two bedrooms a jack and Jill bathroom, or make them all ensuite.
(cross indicates a bathroom on plan)

@EggBoxed thanks, but then you’re left w no family bathroom and not all rooms have en-suite..

@GreatGateauxsby thanks, and good point, but we are still left w too many bathrooms - more than bedrooms as there is a shower downstairs as well! In which case perhaps we expand the family bathroom and take from B3 en-suite..

@sorryiasked thanks for the drawings! I love the jack and Jill idea however that en-suite is very small so not sure it would work with two doors

Make the blue area a master with dressing and en suite. Make the red area a family bathroom. Include the corridor in to the family bathroom to enlarge it with a new door and block the current bedroom/en-suite door.

I just wouldn't buy it I don't understand why they would do that!!

If it’s not too late, I would withdraw from the sale. This house is not for you if you don’t want all those bathrooms. It will cost loads to reconfigure it, still have compromises and it’s not your forever home anyway. You won’t necessarily get all the building costs back if you move in 7-10 years.

Honestly, it would be easier just to find a different house with a more traditional set up of maybe 5 beds 3 bathrooms or 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms.

I wonder if it was originally 4 beds on that floor and they've gone en suite crazy when they did the loft conversion.

I agree it's a lot of work, although taking out bathrooms is cheaper than putting in.

Knock through bedroom 1 and bedroom 2 so you have a master with dressing room and en suite. Easy enough to put back if you need to too.

@Bwen People put in bathrooms when they have several dc yo get ready in the morning and visitors. We give visitors rooms with en suites now dc are not at home. It’s just a private space for them.

I would get rid of the ground floor shower room. Cannot see the benefit in that. Larger storage for coats etc is better.

I think bedroom 3 is narrow and not great for the main bedroom as in the plan above. Difficult to see how bedrooom 1 can have an en suite and I guess the loft conversion is now the master bedroom. All I would consider is removing the en suite to bedroom 3 and make it a walk in storage area. You then have one main bathroom for three bedrooms and two bedrooms with en suites but have gained better storage which appears lacking.

There is a partial wall already in bedroom 2. You could remove the bed 2 ensuite and move the bedroom into that bit, put a corridor through the original entrance and have an ensuite to bedroom one in the bay window at the front.

Except there’s no plumbing near bedroom 1. The en suite in bed 2 would be too small for a bed would it not? Cramped I think.

Thank you all! So many great suggestions… much appreciated ☺️

I'm not a fan of en suites so I'd remove both and turn them into wardrobes - bedroom 2 doesn't look like it has a lot of space for a bed at the moment. You could then move the wall to the main bathroom so that you have a bigger room with space for a shower as well as the bath. Everyone seems to love an en suite though so I'm not sure if this would impact the value.