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Enough room to swing a cat%3F
Regenerate selected a few apartment schemes across the country and ran them through the www.swingacat.info web space calculator to see how they measured up.
Developer/SchemeHome typeComfortable, cosy or cramped%3F
Inspace Homes and Circle Anglia’s EastSide, Bow, east London40.3m² one-bed apartmentCosy for one person but heading towards cramped for two
City Lofts’ Admiral House, Cardiff45.06m² one-bed apartmentCosy for one or two people
Redrow’s Debut range of small but affordable homes is being built at various sites across the countryOne-bed apartment starts at 25.55m²Cramped for one person
Abito has just completed its first scheme of small but affordable homes in ManchesterOne-bed apartment averages 32.98m²Just scrapes into the cosy category