Sheffield house features

June 2023

The average house size in Sheffield postcode area is 90.2m². This is by 10.9m² less than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.7 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.2 less than the average house.

Sheffield 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.

Sheffield houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsSheffieldEngland & Wales
23.4%2.9%
312.3%12.6%
429.3%27.3%
536.6%31.2%
6+18.4%26.1%

Sheffield map of average floor area size of houses

Sheffield map of average floor area size of houses

Sheffield houses by floor area size

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

Sheffield houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeSheffieldEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²4.1%3.4%
50-69m²21.7%16.5%
70-89m²39.3%33.8%
90-109m²17.0%19.0%
110-149m²11.8%16.2%
150m²+5.9%10.8%

Sheffield houses by rental type

Sheffield houses by rental type
Rental typeSheffieldEngland & Wales
social rental10.1%7.5%
private rental16.6%17.0%
non-rental73.3%75.5%

Sheffield 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.

Sheffield houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesSheffieldEngland & Wales
095.0%88.9%
14.3%9.2%
20.6%1.6%
3+0.1%0.3%

Sheffield 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.

Sheffield houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeSheffieldEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.6%0.2%
dual0.2%0.3%
elect1.5%5.1%
gas96.4%88.1%
LPG0.3%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil0.7%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

Sheffield houses by windows glazing

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

Sheffield houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingSheffieldEngland & Wales
sigle1.6%3.0%
double/secondary91.6%88.6%
triple/multiple0.2%0.3%
high perfomance6.6%8.1%

Sheffield 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.

Sheffield houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasSheffieldEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance89.6%80.8%
no gas meter10.4%19.2%

Sheffield houses by number of heated rooms

Sheffield houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsSheffieldEngland & Wales
10.4%0.7%
23.9%3.6%
312.6%13.0%
429.7%27.3%
535.6%30.2%
6+17.8%25.1%

Sheffield houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Sheffield houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingSheffieldEngland & Wales
solar0.2%0.5%
no solar99.8%99.5%

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