Wakefield house features

June 2023

The average house size in Wakefield postcode area is 89.4m². This is by 11.7m² less than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.6 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.3 less than the average house.

Wakefield 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.

Wakefield houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsWakefieldEngland & Wales
24.7%2.9%
315.5%12.6%
429.7%27.3%
532.9%31.2%
6+17.3%26.1%

Wakefield map of average floor area size of houses

Wakefield map of average floor area size of houses

Wakefield houses by floor area size

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

Wakefield houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeWakefieldEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²5.4%3.4%
50-69m²21.2%16.5%
70-89m²37.9%33.8%
90-109m²17.3%19.0%
110-149m²12.5%16.2%
150m²+5.6%10.8%

Wakefield houses by rental type

Wakefield houses by rental type
Rental typeWakefieldEngland & Wales
social rental12.9%7.5%
private rental20.8%17.0%
non-rental66.3%75.5%

Wakefield 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.

Wakefield houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesWakefieldEngland & Wales
095.8%88.9%
13.7%9.2%
20.5%1.6%
3+0.1%0.3%

Wakefield 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.

Wakefield houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeWakefieldEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.3%0.2%
dual0.2%0.3%
elect1.7%5.1%
gas96.8%88.1%
LPG0.3%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil0.4%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

Wakefield houses by windows glazing

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

Wakefield houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingWakefieldEngland & Wales
sigle1.0%3.0%
double/secondary89.8%88.6%
triple/multiple0.2%0.3%
high perfomance8.9%8.1%

Wakefield 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.

Wakefield houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasWakefieldEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance87.8%80.8%
no gas meter12.2%19.2%

Wakefield houses by number of heated rooms

Wakefield houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsWakefieldEngland & Wales
10.6%0.7%
25.4%3.6%
315.9%13.0%
429.6%27.3%
531.9%30.2%
6+16.6%25.1%

Wakefield houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

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

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