Cambridgeshire house features

January 2026

The average house size in Cambridgeshire county is 104.0m². This is by 2.5m² 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.

Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsCambridgeshireEngland & Wales
23.6%2.9%
313.1%12.5%
423.8%27.4%
529.4%31.1%
6+30.2%26.1%

Cambridgeshire map of average floor area size of houses

Cambridgeshire map of average floor area size of houses

Cambridgeshire houses by floor area size

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

Cambridgeshire houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeCambridgeshireEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.2%0.1%
30-49m²3.9%3.4%
50-69m²15.8%16.3%
70-89m²30.4%33.8%
90-109m²18.7%18.9%
110-149m²18.0%16.3%
150m²+13.0%11.1%

Cambridgeshire houses by rental type

Cambridgeshire houses by rental type
Rental typeCambridgeshireEngland & Wales
social rental6.0%5.4%
private rental21.3%20.2%
non-rental72.7%74.4%

Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesCambridgeshireEngland & Wales
087.7%89.8%
110.5%8.5%
21.4%1.5%
3+0.3%0.3%

Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeCambridgeshireEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.1%0.2%
dual0.2%0.3%
elect8.3%5.5%
gas81.3%87.8%
LPG0.9%1.0%
no heat0.1%0.2%
oil9.0%4.8%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

Cambridgeshire houses by windows glazing

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

Cambridgeshire houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingCambridgeshireEngland & Wales
sigle2.4%2.6%
double/secondary85.8%89.4%
triple/multiple0.7%0.4%
high perfomance11.1%7.6%

Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasCambridgeshireEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance72.3%81.7%
no gas meter27.7%18.3%

Cambridgeshire houses by number of heated rooms

Cambridgeshire houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsCambridgeshireEngland & Wales
10.5%0.6%
24.2%3.6%
313.4%13.0%
423.9%27.4%
528.8%30.2%
6+29.2%25.2%

Cambridgeshire houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

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

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