And 8 sq m is big enough for a single bedroom.

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But as a single person with two small dogs and not a lot of stuff, a three-bedroom house is big.

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The council has 217 four-bedroom homes, with 122 occupied by a single person.

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However, the bedroom doorways in the single-story structure are cut just 22 inches (about a half meter) wide.

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It has a single-story, plantation-style, 2, 200-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom home with hardwood floors and solar heating that was built in 2006, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

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