TOWN OF GUIL TOWN OF GUILFORD ASSESSOR’S OFFICE 31 PARK ST GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT 06437 SETTLED IN 1639 TELEPHONE 203-453-8010 FAX 203-453-8125 WHAT IS A BEDROOM? Generally speaking, a bedroom is simply a room which has been designated and/or designed as one within which one sleeps. Generally speaking, a bedroom has one doorway to provide entry and to ensure privacy. However, it is not uncommon for a bedroom to have more than one doorway. This is especially true of older homes. Generally speaking, a bedroom has a closet. However, it is also very common for older homes to have bedrooms without closets. Up until the early part of the 20th century, it was very common for bedrooms to not have built-in closets. Furniture functioned as a closet. Generally speaking, the number of bedrooms does not affect the value of a house. That is, simply listing a higher number of bedrooms does not increase the value of a house. However, there may be some loss in value due to a functional obsolescence if the market recognizes a dysfunctional relationship between a greater number of bedrooms versus a lesser number of bathrooms (e.g., if a house has four or more bedrooms and only one bathroom, there may be a loss in value). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is no one universal definition of what a bedroom is. Each Town Department and/or Agency may have a different definition. Please check with the appropriate Town Department and/or Agency for their particular definition of what a bedroom is. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Health Code definition of a bedroom: 1. A bedroom is defined as habitable space containing both heat and insulation. 2. A bedroom provides privacy to occupants through the presence of a door. 3. Full bathroom facilities are conveniently located to the bedroom served. 4. Entry to a bedroom is from a common area, not through a room already deemed a bedroom. 5. A bedroom is greater than 70 square feet in size. .