How Many Bedrooms Do You Really Need? Choosing Between Our Two, Three and Four Bedroom Homes
Choosing how many bedrooms you need is one of the first decisions you'll make when buying a new home, and it's easy to get wrong.
Too few and you'll soon feel squeezed. Too many and you're heating, cleaning and paying for rooms you rarely use.
Andrew Biggs, Head of Sales at Pearce Fine Homes, has said
We design our own house types and have refined them over the years based on what our buyers tell us.
Here's how we'd suggest thinking about it, using the homes we're building right now at Pras Park, Menheniot as examples.
Start with how you'll actually live
Before you count bedrooms, think about the next five to ten years:
Who will live here full time? And who comes to stay, and how often?
Do you work from home? Even a couple of days a week can make a dedicated room worth having.
Are you planning to stay put? If this is a long-term home, think about how easy it will be to live in as you get older.
How much upkeep do you want? Every extra room is more to heat, furnish and look after.
Two bedrooms: simple, manageable living
A two bedroom home suits more buyers than you might think. For first-time buyers it's a realistic first step onto the ladder. For couples and retirees looking to downsize, it offers exactly what's needed and nothing that isn't.
As a bungalow, a two bedroom home comes into its own. There are no stairs, the garden is small enough to enjoy rather than maintain, and the second bedroom is there for visiting family or as a study.
At Pras Park we're building two versions:
The Ash: two bedrooms and one bathroom, with a flexible open plan layout.
The Pine: two bedrooms and two bathrooms, including an ensuite to the main bedroom.
Three bedrooms: room to grow, or room to breathe
A three bedroom home is often the most flexible choice. The same layout works for very different buyers:
Growing families get a bedroom for each child, or room for one more.
Buyers moving up from a two bedroom home get the extra space that makes the move worthwhile.
Downsizers can give up a large family house without losing the spare room for grandchildren.
The third bedroom is also where working from home fits in. Many of our buyers use it as a home office or a hobby room, and it's much easier to switch off at the end of the day when work has its own door.
At Pras Park, our three bedroom home is the Oak: a detached bungalow with two bathrooms, including an ensuite, a good-sized kitchen and open plan living, all on one level.
Four bedrooms: space for family life
A four bedroom home is for buyers who need space for larger families, frequent guests, or a home office and a spare room at the same time. Our four bedroom designs, including the Tamar and Tavy built at Newton Ferrers in South Devon, are all detached houses, several with double garages.
We don't have a four bedroom home available right now, but more are planned for future developments. If that's what you're looking for, register your interest and we'll let you know first.
At a glance: the bungalows at Pras Park
The Ash | The Pine | The Oak | |
Bedrooms | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Bathrooms | 1 | 2 (incl. ensuite) | 2 (incl. ensuite) |
Type | Detached bungalow | Detached bungalow | Detached bungalow |
Garage with EV charging | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Solar panels and air source heat pump | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Every home at Pras Park also has underfloor heating, a fitted kitchen with Bosch appliances, BT fibre broadband and a 10-year ICW warranty.
Still not sure?
If you're somewhere between two sizes, it's usually worth visiting and walking through a layout. A floor plan rarely tells you how a room feels.
Our sales team can talk you through the options at Pras Park, and if you have a home to sell first, ask about part exchange and our Helping you Sell service.
Call us on 01579 348055 or email enquiries@pearcefinehomes.com.
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