East Midlands house features

January 2026

The average house size in East Midlands region is 98.0m². This is by 3.5m² 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.

East Midlands 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.

East Midlands houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsEast MidlandsEngland & Wales
22.8%2.9%
312.5%12.5%
428.4%27.4%
532.2%31.1%
6+24.0%26.1%

East Midlands map of average floor area size of houses

East Midlands map of average floor area size of houses

East Midlands houses by floor area size

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

East Midlands houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeEast MidlandsEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²3.6%3.4%
50-69m²18.3%16.3%
70-89m²35.2%33.8%
90-109m²18.1%18.9%
110-149m²15.0%16.3%
150m²+9.6%11.1%

East Midlands houses by rental type

East Midlands houses by rental type
Rental typeEast MidlandsEngland & Wales
social rental5.2%5.4%
private rental21.4%20.2%
non-rental73.4%74.4%

East Midlands 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.

East Midlands houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesEast MidlandsEngland & Wales
090.9%89.8%
17.6%8.5%
21.2%1.5%
3+0.2%0.3%

East Midlands 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.

East Midlands houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeEast MidlandsEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.4%0.2%
dual0.3%0.3%
elect4.8%5.5%
gas88.8%87.8%
LPG0.8%1.0%
no heat0.1%0.2%
oil4.6%4.8%
waste0.1%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

East Midlands houses by windows glazing

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

East Midlands houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingEast MidlandsEngland & Wales
sigle1.9%2.6%
double/secondary89.3%89.4%
triple/multiple0.3%0.4%
high perfomance8.4%7.6%

East Midlands 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.

East Midlands houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasEast MidlandsEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance81.4%81.7%
no gas meter18.6%18.3%

East Midlands houses by number of heated rooms

East Midlands houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsEast MidlandsEngland & Wales
10.4%0.6%
23.3%3.6%
312.8%13.0%
428.5%27.4%
531.5%30.2%
6+23.4%25.2%

East Midlands houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

East Midlands houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingEast MidlandsEngland & Wales
solar0.5%0.5%
no solar99.5%99.5%

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Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts

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