Minimum bedroom size in apartment

kimlambie · Oct 14, 2010 9:38 am

Hi there,
Does anyone know if there is a legal minimum bedroom size?

I have an apartment in St Kilda with 2 bedrooms - one bedroom in 3.26m x 2.35m with their cupboard in hallway directly outside the bedroom.

I am considering making this bedroom bigger and making my kitchen/open plan living area smaller by 1.2m.

Or do people just expect small bedrooms in this area (St Kilda apartment)??

Thanks for your thoughts

Huggy_B · Oct 14, 2010 10:12 am

Bad move I reckon. Personally I reckon maximised living areas are preferable to bigger bedrooms. At the end of the day, a bedroom is a room to sleep in right?

UNLESS, you are looking to rent it out and not live in it, then maybe 2 equally sized bedrooms would be better to attract both a couple and 2 singles.

Sheepdog · Oct 14, 2010 11:58 am

I'd ask a local real estate agent, if you drop a hint that you're considering renting/selling in the near term, they may be more inclined to give you some advice.

Casa2 · Oct 14, 2010 7:17 pm

2.35 m is very narrow. I would say a 2.7 m by 3.0 m bedroom would be a minimum size.