5 Bedroom Double Storey Home Designs
Five bedrooms, two levels and room for everyone, laid out for the way big families actually live.
When your family needs 5 bedrooms, the questions get practical fast. Will it fit the block? Where does everyone sleep? Is there somewhere to escape when the house is full? Our 5 bedroom home designs are planned with all three in mind, and we’ll help you work out which one suits your family before you commit. Like all our double storey home designs, each plan can be built on land you already own, as a knockdown rebuild, or on a new block.
Explore our 5 bedroom House Plans
How to choose between 5 bedroom house designs
Five bedrooms on paper can live very differently day to day. Before you fall for a facade, look at how the plan handles these four things.
Where the fifth bedroom sits
A bedroom on the ground floor changes who the house works for. Ageing parents can skip the stairs, older teens get a little distance, and guests aren’t sharing a hallway with the kids. If you need one, check there’s a bathroom close by on the same level.
How many places to retreat
When the whole family is home, one big open-plan room isn’t enough. Look for a second living area on a different level, like an upstairs rumpus near the kids’ bedrooms, so the noise and mess stay in one zone.
The bathroom count
Count bathrooms against how many people get ready at the same time, not how many bedrooms there are. With several teenagers in the house, an extra bathroom upstairs can matter more than a bigger kitchen.
Study nook or fifth bedroom?
An open nook works for homework and paying bills. If someone works from home most days, a fifth bedroom with a door makes a better office, and it turns back into a bedroom when you need it.
Will a 5 bedroom design fit your block?
Send us a few details and we’ll check your site against our plans before you commit to anything.
- Your address, or the address you're thinking of buying
- Your survey, or the block's frontage and depth if you don't have one yet
- Whether you're knocking down an existing home or building on vacant land
- Anything the layout must have, like a downstairs bedroom or a home office
Narrow lot 5 bedroom house plans
Going up is how you fit five bedrooms on a narrower block without giving up the backyard. With most of the bedrooms upstairs, the ground floor can stay slim and still hold the kitchen, living areas and garage.
When you shortlist a plan, check its minimum frontage against your block. If your block is narrower than a design allows, we can adapt the plan or draw one for your site. Our narrow lot house plans and 12.5m frontage designs are a good place to start, or talk to us about your block and we’ll show you what fits.
Building a 5 bedroom home in NSW on land you already own
If you love your street but the house no longer fits the family, a knockdown rebuild lets you stay put and start fresh. You can keep living in your current home right up until demolition begins.
Approval is worth checking early with a home this size. Depending on your site and design, it may be approved through a Complying Development Certificate (CDC), which is usually quicker, or a Development Application (DA) with council. The size of the home and any planning controls on your land decide which pathway applies, so we check your site before recommending a design.
Explore more home designs
Still working out what you need? If you haven’t found land yet, our 5 bedroom house and land packages are a good place to start. If you’re drawn to a classic look, browse our French Provincial homes, or see our duplex home designs if two homes on one block suits your plans better.
And if five bedrooms still feels tight, our mansion floor plans give the whole family more room to spread out.
Why build your 5 bedroom home with Dhursan
Ready to talk about your block? Book a free consultation, or give us a call.
A five-bedroom home usually means a busy household with plenty to juggle. With more than seven years of building homes across Sydney behind us, we keep it simple: one team, from the first sketch to handing over the keys. Our design team shapes the plan around how your family actually lives, and we manage the approvals and the build from there.
Because we build knockdown rebuilds, custom homes, granny flats and dual occupancies, we can look at your block with every option on the table. That matters when you’re weighing up a downstairs bedroom for your parents against a separate granny flat, or a single home against two.
Good quality comes from not rushing the details, so we check the work at every stage rather than saving it all for handover. And when questions come up along the way, as they always do, you’ll have a team that answers them and keeps you updated.
You don’t have to take our word on the finish, either. Walk through one of our display homes, or read what our clients say in our 5.0-star Google reviews.
Questions about 5 bedroom house designs
What size block do I need for a 5 bedroom double storey home?
Frontage usually matters more than total land size, because it decides how wide the house can be once side setbacks are taken out. Every plan has a minimum frontage, and your block’s depth and planning controls also play a part, so we check all three before recommending a design.
Is a double storey better than a single storey for a 5 bedroom home?
On most suburban blocks, yes. Fitting five bedrooms on one level takes a lot of land, while a second storey leaves room for a backyard. A single storey can still suit a wide block or anyone who’d rather avoid stairs, so our single storey home designs are worth a look if that’s you.
Can one of the bedrooms be downstairs for my parents?
Yes. Some designs already include a ground-floor bedroom, and others can be adjusted to add one. If your parents would like more privacy than a bedroom offers, a granny flat might suit them better.
Can I build a granny flat as well as a 5 bedroom home?
We build granny flats and dual occupancies as well as new homes. Whether your lot can fit both depends on its size and the planning controls that apply, which we’d check before you choose a design.
Can I make changes to a floor plan?
Yes. Our design team can adjust a design to suit how your family lives, whether that’s resizing rooms, turning a bedroom into a study or changing the facade.