Living rooms are now nearly a third smaller than in the 1970s

Average 1970s floor plan

Living room

24.89 m2

Average number

of bedrooms

3.53

Master

bedroom

14.71 m2

Kitchen

14.96 m2

Average 2018 floor plan

Living room

17.09 m2

Average no.

of bedrooms

2.95

Master

bedroom

13.37 m2

Kitchen

13.44 m2

Average 1970s floor plan

Average 2018 floor plan

Living room

24.89 m2

Living room

17.09 m2

Average no.

of bedrooms

2.95

Average number

of bedrooms

3.53

Master

bedroom

13.37 m2

Kitchen

13.44 m2

Master

bedroom

14.71 m2

Kitchen

14.96 m2