London home features

June 2023

The average home size in London region is 77.0m². This is by 9.8m² less than the average home size in England and Wales. On average, a home has 3.6 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.6 less than the average home.

London homes 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.

London homes by number of rooms
No. of roomsLondonEngland & Wales
15.4%2.1%
221.1%13.9%
330.8%22.0%
418.0%21.9%
513.6%22.0%
6+11.2%18.0%

London map of average floor area size of properties

London map of average floor area size of properties

London homes by floor area size

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

London homes by floor area size
Floor area sizeLondonEngland & Wales
under 30m²3.9%1.7%
30-49m²19.1%13.3%
50-69m²28.8%24.2%
70-89m²23.3%27.8%
90-109m²11.2%14.0%
110-149m²8.6%11.5%
150m²+5.0%7.4%

London homes by rental type

London homes by rental type
Rental typeLondonEngland & Wales
social rental11.6%10.8%
private rental34.6%23.6%
non-rental53.8%65.6%

London homes by number of fireplaces

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

London homes by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesLondonEngland & Wales
092.9%91.8%
15.5%6.8%
21.2%1.2%
3+0.3%0.2%

London homes 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.

London homes by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeLondonEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.1%
coal0.0%0.2%
dual0.0%0.2%
elect14.1%13.5%
gas85.2%81.5%
LPG0.1%0.7%
no heat0.4%0.3%
oil0.1%3.4%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.0%0.1%

London homes by windows glazing

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

London homes by windows glazing
Windows glazingLondonEngland & Wales
sigle12.0%5.0%
double/secondary76.1%85.0%
triple/multiple0.5%0.3%
high perfomance11.4%9.7%

London homes 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.

London homes by gas meter availability
Mains gasLondonEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance72.9%72.8%
no gas meter27.1%27.2%

London homes by number of heated rooms

London homes by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsLondonEngland & Wales
15.8%2.8%
221.2%14.4%
330.8%22.2%
417.9%21.8%
513.3%21.4%
6+11.0%17.4%

London homes by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

London homes by solar heating availability
Solar heatingLondonEngland & Wales
solar0.1%0.3%
no solar99.9%99.7%

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