Torquay house features

June 2023

The average house size in Torquay postcode area is 108.2m². This is by 7.1m² more than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 5.0 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.1 more than the average house.

Torquay 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.

Torquay houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsTorquayEngland & Wales
22.5%2.9%
315.4%12.6%
425.3%27.3%
527.4%31.2%
6+29.4%26.1%

Torquay map of average floor area size of houses

Torquay map of average floor area size of houses

Torquay houses by floor area size

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

Torquay houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeTorquayEngland & Wales
0.3%0.1%
30-49m²3.7%3.4%
50-69m²16.2%16.5%
70-89m²28.6%33.8%
90-109m²17.7%19.0%
110-149m²18.2%16.2%
150m²+15.3%10.8%

Torquay houses by rental type

Torquay houses by rental type
Rental typeTorquayEngland & Wales
social rental3.0%7.5%
private rental14.4%17.0%
non-rental82.6%75.5%

Torquay 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.

Torquay houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesTorquayEngland & Wales
086.7%88.9%
111.4%9.2%
21.6%1.6%
3+0.4%0.3%

Torquay 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.

Torquay houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeTorquayEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.1%0.2%
dual0.5%0.3%
elect11.7%5.1%
gas77.0%88.1%
LPG1.9%1.0%
no heat0.4%0.2%
oil7.7%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.5%0.2%

Torquay houses by windows glazing

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

Torquay houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingTorquayEngland & Wales
sigle3.6%3.0%
double/secondary88.0%88.6%
triple/multiple0.4%0.3%
high perfomance8.1%8.1%

Torquay 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.

Torquay houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasTorquayEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance70.7%80.8%
no gas meter29.3%19.2%

Torquay houses by number of heated rooms

Torquay houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsTorquayEngland & Wales
11.6%0.7%
24.1%3.6%
315.9%13.0%
425.1%27.3%
525.8%30.2%
6+27.6%25.1%

Torquay houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Torquay houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingTorquayEngland & Wales
solar0.7%0.5%
no solar99.3%99.5%

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