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Moving a bathroom at the rear of a Victorian terrace flat

Rebecca Cornelius

3 years ago

I am looking at purchasing a Victorian terrace conversion flat and would like to put in a side return extension to make an open plan kitchen / living dining area however the bathroom is at the rear. I was wondering if anyone could advise on if the bathroom could be moved to still create the the open plan living space ? I have attached a picture of the floor plan.

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Selen Morgan
3 years ago
Hi! I have actually just done this with my Victorian flat but without doing the side return. I did debate this idea though and got some advice from architects. Assume you want a second bedroom too?

Yes you can, if you're filling in the whole side, there are a few of options I've heard of (although I'm sure way more)

1. Extend your hallway into your current dining room. They create a glass space by the bedroom almost like a glass box that has access - for plants or whatever, so bedroom still has a window and then bathroom joins onto this - this means your living space will be L shaped

2. what is next to your bedroom on the right? Is it an adjoining house or garden? Could you block up the existing window and move it to the right and then have your bathroom again in the same place as I said in point 1 but no need for the glass space?

3. Bedroom where the living room is, bedroom becomes a bathroom and single bedroom?

You're going to need planning permission etc. so you should get an architect as they can advise best use of space and ensure you follow building regs
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APT Renovation Limited
3 years ago
Hi Rebecca, is the property in South London by any chance? As this is our area of operation and we could be of help as we are a design and build company based in South London that specialise in home extensions.
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Wumi
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Hi Rebecca,

Rather than an extension, if possible, you could do a major reconfiguration of the space.

I use to live in a similar flat in South London where my bedroom was located at the back of the house (where your current kitchen and bathroom is). I messed around with the layout a bit to give you an idea. The red dotted lines show the original wall layout.

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