Rochester house features

June 2023

The average house size in Rochester postcode area is 94.6m². This is by 6.5m² less 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.

Rochester 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.

Rochester houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsRochesterEngland & Wales
23.0%2.9%
312.5%12.6%
430.3%27.3%
531.5%31.2%
6+22.7%26.1%

Rochester map of average floor area size of houses

Rochester map of average floor area size of houses

Rochester houses by floor area size

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

Rochester houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeRochesterEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²4.0%3.4%
50-69m²18.0%16.5%
70-89m²37.1%33.8%
90-109m²18.9%19.0%
110-149m²14.4%16.2%
150m²+7.5%10.8%

Rochester houses by rental type

Rochester houses by rental type
Rental typeRochesterEngland & Wales
social rental5.9%7.5%
private rental17.9%17.0%
non-rental76.2%75.5%

Rochester 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.

Rochester houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesRochesterEngland & Wales
089.8%88.9%
18.5%9.2%
21.4%1.6%
3+0.3%0.3%

Rochester 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.

Rochester houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeRochesterEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.1%0.2%
dual0.1%0.3%
elect3.7%5.1%
gas93.3%88.1%
LPG0.6%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil2.0%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

Rochester houses by windows glazing

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

Rochester houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingRochesterEngland & Wales
sigle2.3%3.0%
double/secondary88.7%88.6%
triple/multiple0.4%0.3%
high perfomance8.7%8.1%

Rochester 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.

Rochester houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasRochesterEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance84.7%80.8%
no gas meter15.3%19.2%

Rochester houses by number of heated rooms

Rochester houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsRochesterEngland & Wales
10.7%0.7%
23.7%3.6%
313.2%13.0%
430.3%27.3%
530.5%30.2%
6+21.6%25.1%

Rochester houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Rochester houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingRochesterEngland & Wales
solar0.5%0.5%
no solar99.5%99.5%

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