Legally I leave the google-ing of your local laws to you, I do not even want to begin to rant on how the govt should keep it's nose out of our houses.
IMO the perfect, have all the room you want situation would be one room per gender, plus a nursery (and one for mom and dad) No wait an extra room for Daddys stuff....
Truthfully I have 'only' three bedrooms, and life is fine. My kids are hardly ever in their rooms, preferring to bring their toys out to play in the living room. (they sleep in them though-I have 4 kids under 6)
Sharing rooms does turn some folk into anti socialites, but for others it fosters closeness. For me, I had a bedroom made out of bookshelf wall as a kid, it was my space and fine, I also at times shared a room with my brother. Either way was fine.
Having your own room, an entire room is actually quite a bit of space for a kid. and quite a bit to have to clean. It is a bigger question than can be answered in general for all folk.
However, if the pilgrims managed on one room for the whole family I guess I can make it with 'only' 5 plus indoor plumbing.
(I personally would avoid putting preteen or older opposite sex siblings together..but a bookcase does make a mighty fine wall)
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