A study for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) reveals that there are 5.34 rooms in modern British houses.
The number of rooms in a dwelling has changed considerably over the ages, from a single room in medieval times, where you, and everyone else in the household, slept, ate, washed and generally hung out.
As time, and technical advances were introduced, separate rooms for specific functions were introduced, such as the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
More recently, the demand has been for individual bedrooms for each family member, but this has been offset by the trend for combined lounge/dining-room or kitchen/dining-room.
