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Thanks. We have 2 kids, thinking of another. Mostly thinking of the value add/detraction if we were to sell

Hi there! So glad to have found this forum. We're about to start building an extension- simple side extension, open plan kitchen below, 2x double beds above. The question is- should we stretch the budget and aim to lose a small bedroom/home office and turn it into an en suite for the main bedroom, or just stick to 1 bath, 5 beds (one is a home office)? Essentially the choice is between A) 5 beds (but one would be a home office, one other would be v small single, then 3 doubles), one bathroom (again quite small, unavoidable) and downstairs WC OR B) 4 beds, make the master bedroom bigger/5th bedroom smaller and make that 5th bed into an en suite. That gives us 2 bathrooms, downstairs WC, 3 double beds and one single bedroom. Which would add more value? I was thinking we might just view the master room and en suite as a follow up project if we want, or even if an add on at the end if we haven't had any unexpected budget overruns. We've really tried for a plan C to instead convert the existing bathroom into a small en suite for the extension bottom bedroom and convert the home office into the MAIN bathroom instead, so that we don't lose the space in the top double due to the need for the landing through to the extension, but I can't make it work. The landing just slices too much space off the new bottom double bedroom to include a door in and a door thru to the bathroom.Obviously this would be the best plan to add value and usability but seems like a no go Based in South Cambridgeshire. All other thoughts welcome too! I attach PDF (ignore the downstairs page 1) so you can see the upstairs in question. Best 17 A D 11 building control kitcher 3 site.pdf