Studio flats - pros and cons?

Having shared and lived in a studio flat I preferred the studio but it can get depressing doing everything in the same room, not having enough space to buy new things and the place automatically being crowded when you have more than 1 person in there. Having your own kitchen and bathroom is very important to me anyway so that's why I lived there. On the bright side they're relatively low maintenance so good if you're not going to be sitting around at home often.

Was very nice to get out of there into a bigger place after a few years though.
 
It really depends what you mean by studio flat. As just mentioned, all bedsits are now studio flats in the eyes of property developers and estate agents. However, there are some decent studio flats about.

A mate of mine owns a studio flat in south London and it's lovely. It's got a separate kitchen and his bed is situated on a mezzanine above the living room. The actual living room is HUGE with a very high ceiling and it gets a lot of light. It's so big that he's got a couple of three seater sofas, a projector and a pool table in there with room to spare.

It's a great bachelor pad and perfect for parties. I'm not so sure my gf and I could live in one big open space though. We both need some peace and quiet sometimes.
 
I still class bedsits and studio flats as different types of accommodation, a proper studio flat normally has integrated kitchen and lounge with separate bathroom and bedroom, bedsit on the other hand is all in one.

I love large studio apartments, I like the big space compared to having an extra smaller room or two that usually can't be used for anything practical due to thier size, I wouldn't like to share a studio apartment though.
 
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I'd also recommend perhaps a flat instead (or even a room in a shared house as long as there is a good lock on it).

Studio Flats are okay - but not great. The lack of facilities is the main thing for me. For the past year or so we only had access to a shower and not a bath. Since we've moved again we now have a nice bath and it's lovely just to lie back and bathe rather than have a 10 minute shower.



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Mate when I was at uni a studio flat would have been a godsend.
I didn't have anywhere to live, bar my car and kipping round mates.
No student loan for the win :D

I'd say go for it if you want. Personally when I went back to my home town I stayed with mates (and very occasionally at my parents) until I could afford a mortgage.
It didn't take me too long (about a year and a bit working, saving) but then again, I don't know what line of work you're going into.
 
pitchfork said:
Mate when I was at uni a studio flat would have been a godsend.
I didn't have anywhere to live, bar my car and kipping round mates.
No student loan for the win :D

I'd say go for it if you want. Personally when I went back to my home town I stayed with mates (and very occasionally at my parents) until I could afford a mortgage.
It didn't take me too long but then again, I don't know what line of work you're going into.
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:eek: You have awesome friends!
 
Plus:

Compact. Reasonably large living space as your bed/sofa/whatever is the same thing in the same room. Nice private kitchen and bathroom. Easy to keep clean. Quite cosey. Cheap to rent.

Negative:

Walking down the corridor to get there feels like you are staying in a Travelodge. You hear every noise from next door or the person below. No private parking normally. Not a huge amount of space and no garden.

Personally the thing that annoys me the most is the noise aspect more than anything.
 
If you're like me and just want a roof over your head, a desk for your comp/laptop and a tv, they are winners. If you actually want to "live" there, they are so-so. People crashing over will be a nuisance too, if you have friends crash sometimes.
 
GeX said:
is a studio flat the new name for a bedsit?
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as far as i was aware (and from the "studio" flats i looked at this time last year) a studio is a 1 appartment, but has a seperate kitchen.

a bedsit would be 1 room with everything in no?
 
jdickerson said:
:eek: You have awesome friends!
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Don't think having me round didn't have it's benefits.
At uni I used to share whatever I had, usually drugs or booze or bacci.
And I was used to it, I crashed about most nights at college, why not at uni?

When I left uni I paid my mates weekly shopping bill which is why they didn't mind me staying.
I mean what inconvienience is it having a mate sleep on your sofa for a few months if you are 40 quid better off a week.

But even then, I couldn't have thanked them enough.
 
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