South West London house features

June 2023

The average house size in South West London postcode area is 138.7m². This is by 37.7m² more than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 5.5 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.6 more than the average house.

South West London 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.

South West London houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsSouth West LondonEngland & Wales
22.1%2.9%
38.8%12.6%
417.5%27.3%
526.3%31.2%
6+45.4%26.1%

South West London map of average floor area size of houses

South West London map of average floor area size of houses

South West London houses by floor area size

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

South West London houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeSouth West LondonEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.3%0.1%
30-49m²2.4%3.4%
50-69m²6.3%16.5%
70-89m²16.4%33.8%
90-109m²18.3%19.0%
110-149m²26.5%16.2%
150m²+29.8%10.8%

South West London houses by rental type

South West London houses by rental type
Rental typeSouth West LondonEngland & Wales
social rental5.6%7.5%
private rental27.5%17.0%
non-rental66.9%75.5%

South West London 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.

South West London houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesSouth West LondonEngland & Wales
075.0%88.9%
117.3%9.2%
26.0%1.6%
3+1.7%0.3%

South West London 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.

South West London houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeSouth West LondonEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.0%0.2%
dual0.0%0.3%
elect2.7%5.1%
gas96.8%88.1%
LPG0.1%1.0%
no heat0.3%0.2%
oil0.0%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.0%0.2%

South West London houses by windows glazing

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

South West London houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingSouth West LondonEngland & Wales
sigle11.3%3.0%
double/secondary85.3%88.6%
triple/multiple0.6%0.3%
high perfomance2.9%8.1%

South West London 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.

South West London houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasSouth West LondonEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance94.4%80.8%
no gas meter5.6%19.2%

South West London houses by number of heated rooms

South West London houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsSouth West LondonEngland & Wales
10.3%0.7%
22.4%3.6%
39.0%13.0%
417.6%27.3%
526.1%30.2%
6+44.7%25.1%

South West London houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

South West London houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingSouth West LondonEngland & Wales
solar0.3%0.5%
no solar99.7%99.5%

Plumplot area insights - interactive charts and maps

Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts

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