A room used for living purposes.
What is a habitable room mean.
A room used or intended to be used for dwellinghouse purposes including for the purposes of part b a kitchen but not a.
Particularly in multi dwelling buildings freedom from noxious.
Although standards vary by region the premises should be closed in against the weather provide running water access to decent toilets and bathing facilities heating and electricity.
Bathrooms and hallways are not considered habitable rooms.
Normally habitable rooms are the only rooms counted towards the number of rooms in a house.
For example the building regulations approved documents provide 3 separate definitions in different parts.
Referring to a residence that is safe and can be occupied in reasonable comfort.
A fully converted room in the loft space is classified as a habitable room even if it can only be reached by a fixed ladder or unsafe staircase this definition is repeated in the english housing survey profile and condition of the english housing stock 2018 19 published by the ministry of housing communities local government in august.