Chester flat features

January 2026

The average flat size in Chester postcode area is 59.7m². This is by 1.0m² more than the average flat size in England and Wales. On average, a flat has 2.7 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.1 more than the average flat.

Chester flats 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.

Chester flats by number of rooms
No. of roomsChesterEngland & Wales
█ 13.2%6.5%
█ 237.2%37.5%
█ 346.6%42.2%
█ 49.7%10.4%
█ 52.4%2.5%
█ 6+0.9%0.9%

Chester map of average floor area size of flats

Chester map of average floor area size of flats

Chester flats by floor area size

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

Chester flats by floor area size
Floor area sizeChesterEngland & Wales
█ under 30m²3.6%4.9%
█ 30-49m²31.1%32.6%
█ 50-69m²41.8%39.4%
█ 70-89m²16.1%16.2%
█ 90-109m²4.0%4.1%
█ 110-149m²2.6%2.1%
█ 150m²+0.7%0.7%

Chester flats by rental type

Chester flats by rental type
Rental typeChesterEngland & Wales
█ social rental16.6%14.7%
█ private rental38.1%39.5%
█ non-rental45.3%45.8%

Chester flats by number of fireplaces

The number of open fireplaces in the property. Air can pass between the inside of the property and the outside.

Chester flats by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesChesterEngland & Wales
█ 098.4%97.9%
█ 11.4%1.9%
█ 20.2%0.2%
█ 3+0.0%0.0%

Chester flats 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.

Chester flats by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeChesterEngland & Wales
█ bio0.0%0.1%
█ coal0.0%0.0%
█ dual0.0%0.0%
█ elect28.3%31.3%
█ gas70.7%67.7%
█ LPG0.2%0.2%
█ no heat0.6%0.5%
█ oil0.1%0.2%
█ waste0.0%0.0%
█ wood0.0%0.0%

Chester flats by windows glazing

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

Chester flats by windows glazing
Windows glazingChesterEngland & Wales
█ sigle5.0%8.2%
█ double/secondary84.6%78.3%
█ triple/multiple0.3%0.4%
█ high perfomance10.1%13.1%

Chester flats 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.

Chester flats by gas meter availability
Mains gasChesterEngland & Wales
█ gas meter/-burning appliance62.8%57.5%
█ no gas meter37.2%42.5%

Chester flats by number of heated rooms

Chester flats by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsChesterEngland & Wales
█ 14.6%7.3%
█ 237.1%37.5%
█ 345.8%41.7%
█ 49.5%10.1%
█ 52.2%2.5%
█ 6+0.8%0.8%

Chester flats by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Chester flats by solar heating availability
Solar heatingChesterEngland & Wales
█ solar0.2%0.1%
█ no solar99.8%99.9%

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