Swindon house features

June 2023

The average house size in Swindon postcode area is 102.9m². This is by 1.8m² 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.

Swindon 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.

Swindon houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsSwindonEngland & Wales
23.4%2.9%
313.0%12.6%
425.1%27.3%
528.6%31.2%
6+29.9%26.1%

Swindon map of average floor area size of houses

Swindon map of average floor area size of houses

Swindon houses by floor area size

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

Swindon houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeSwindonEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²3.8%3.4%
50-69m²16.8%16.5%
70-89m²31.4%33.8%
90-109m²17.7%19.0%
110-149m²18.2%16.2%
150m²+12.0%10.8%

Swindon houses by rental type

Swindon houses by rental type
Rental typeSwindonEngland & Wales
social rental5.6%7.5%
private rental18.1%17.0%
non-rental76.3%75.5%

Swindon 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.

Swindon houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesSwindonEngland & Wales
088.0%88.9%
110.4%9.2%
21.3%1.6%
3+0.3%0.3%

Swindon 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.

Swindon houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeSwindonEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.2%0.2%
dual0.2%0.3%
elect9.1%5.1%
gas79.0%88.1%
LPG1.2%1.0%
no heat0.1%0.2%
oil10.0%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.2%0.2%

Swindon houses by windows glazing

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

Swindon houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingSwindonEngland & Wales
sigle2.8%3.0%
double/secondary85.5%88.6%
triple/multiple0.3%0.3%
high perfomance11.3%8.1%

Swindon 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.

Swindon houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasSwindonEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance68.0%80.8%
no gas meter32.0%19.2%

Swindon houses by number of heated rooms

Swindon houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsSwindonEngland & Wales
10.6%0.7%
24.0%3.6%
313.3%13.0%
425.0%27.3%
527.9%30.2%
6+29.2%25.1%

Swindon houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Swindon houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingSwindonEngland & Wales
solar0.7%0.5%
no solar99.3%99.5%

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