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Should a family of 9 be living in a 5 bedroom house or is that over crowding ? UK
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It really depends on the housing laws or occupancy laws of where you live. In general as long as the parents are not sleeping in the same room as the children and the children's bedrooms are segregated by sex I don't see where these people would have any problem with the housing authority.
As I would see it with 5 bedrooms the parents would have their own bedroom. The two older children of each sex would each share a bedroom. The three remaining children if they are of the same sex would share the last remaining bedroom or the two of the same sex would get that room and the third child would have to sleep in the two older children's room of the same sex.
It really does not matter how the breakdown of the sexes of the children are. There could be 5 of one sex and two of the other. In that case the two of one sex get their own room and the remaining 5, two get one room and 3 the other.
Anyway you break it down as long as the sexes of the children are separated for privacy there should be no problem.
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I grew up with 11 in a 5 bedroom home, so I'd say yeah, it can be done. It can be tough, but I doubt very much there are any laws against it that would call it 'over-crowding'.
If you are having troubles with your family, maybe you could ask some more questions and people could advise you on to get by in a crowded house!
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I think its big enough. My son has a family of 8 living in 3 bedroom house. Its plenty big enough. The kids all share rooms, but they don't seem to mind to much. They are a close knit family & get along well together.
I know kids like a room to themselves as they get older, but it isn't necessary. When you are a member of a large family you get used to being close I think.
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