Cumbria house features

June 2023

The average house size in Cumbria county is 103.9m². This is by 2.9m² more than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.8 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.1 less than the average house.

Cumbria houses by number of rooms

Room count is number of habitable rooms. Habitable rooms include any living room, sitting room, dining room, bedroom, study and similar; and also a non-separated conservatory and a kitchen/diner having a discrete seating area. Excluded from the room count are any room used solely as a kitchen, utility room, bathroom, cloakroom, en-suite accommodation and similar, any hallway, stairs or landing, and any room not having a window.

Cumbria houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsCumbriaEngland & Wales
22.4%2.9%
315.3%12.6%
428.5%27.3%
529.1%31.2%
6+24.7%26.1%

Cumbria map of average floor area size of houses

Cumbria map of average floor area size of houses

Cumbria houses by floor area size

The gross floor area - the total of all enclosed spaces measured to the internal face of the external walls

Cumbria houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeCumbriaEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²3.5%3.4%
50-69m²18.2%16.5%
70-89m²31.4%33.8%
90-109m²17.3%19.0%
110-149m²15.8%16.2%
150m²+13.7%10.8%

Cumbria houses by rental type

Cumbria houses by rental type
Rental typeCumbriaEngland & Wales
social rental7.3%7.5%
private rental12.0%17.0%
non-rental80.7%75.5%

Cumbria houses by number of fireplaces

The number of open fireplaces in the property. Air can pass between the inside of the property and the outside.

Cumbria houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesCumbriaEngland & Wales
085.8%88.9%
111.4%9.2%
22.3%1.6%
3+0.5%0.3%

Cumbria houses by main heating fuel

The type of fuel used to power the central heating. Bio is one of biomass, B30D, B30K, bioethanol, biogas, rapeseed. Coal also includes anthracite. Dual is dual fuel with mineral or wood. Wood can be pellets, chips or logs.

Cumbria houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeCumbriaEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.7%0.2%
dual1.3%0.3%
elect8.0%5.1%
gas76.7%88.1%
LPG2.4%1.0%
no heat0.3%0.2%
oil9.9%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.6%0.2%

Cumbria houses by windows glazing

The type of glazing. From British Fenestration Rating Council or manufacturer declaration.

Cumbria houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingCumbriaEngland & Wales
sigle2.9%3.0%
double/secondary88.3%88.6%
triple/multiple0.4%0.3%
high perfomance8.4%8.1%

Cumbria houses by gas meter availability

A gas meter or a gas-burning appliance is available in the dwelling. A closed-off gas pipe does not count.

Cumbria houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasCumbriaEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance70.9%80.8%
no gas meter29.1%19.2%

Cumbria houses by number of heated rooms

Cumbria houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsCumbriaEngland & Wales
11.3%0.7%
23.8%3.6%
316.0%13.0%
428.2%27.3%
527.7%30.2%
6+23.0%25.1%

Cumbria houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Cumbria houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingCumbriaEngland & Wales
solar0.6%0.5%
no solar99.4%99.5%

Plumplot area insights - interactive charts and maps

Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts

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