Yorkshire house features

June 2023

The average house size in Yorkshire region is 95.4m². This is by 5.7m² 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.

Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsYorkshireEngland & Wales
23.5%2.9%
314.7%12.6%
427.4%27.3%
531.7%31.2%
6+22.7%26.1%

Yorkshire map of average floor area size of houses

Yorkshire map of average floor area size of houses

Yorkshire houses by floor area size

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

Yorkshire houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeYorkshireEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²4.1%3.4%
50-69m²21.1%16.5%
70-89m²34.8%33.8%
90-109m²17.1%19.0%
110-149m²14.0%16.2%
150m²+8.8%10.8%

Yorkshire houses by rental type

Yorkshire houses by rental type
Rental typeYorkshireEngland & Wales
social rental8.5%7.5%
private rental17.4%17.0%
non-rental74.2%75.5%

Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesYorkshireEngland & Wales
092.8%88.9%
15.9%9.2%
21.0%1.6%
3+0.2%0.3%

Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeYorkshireEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.3%0.2%
dual0.3%0.3%
elect3.2%5.1%
gas92.3%88.1%
LPG0.7%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil2.7%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

Yorkshire houses by windows glazing

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

Yorkshire houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingYorkshireEngland & Wales
sigle2.1%3.0%
double/secondary90.6%88.6%
triple/multiple0.2%0.3%
high perfomance7.1%8.1%

Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasYorkshireEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance85.6%80.8%
no gas meter14.4%19.2%

Yorkshire houses by number of heated rooms

Yorkshire houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsYorkshireEngland & Wales
10.9%0.7%
24.3%3.6%
315.1%13.0%
427.4%27.3%
530.6%30.2%
6+21.6%25.1%

Yorkshire houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

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

Plumplot area insights - interactive charts and maps

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