York house features

June 2023

The average house size in York postcode area is 104.4m². This is by 3.4m² 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.

York 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.

York houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsYorkEngland & Wales
22.6%2.9%
315.0%12.6%
425.6%27.3%
527.2%31.2%
6+29.6%26.1%

York map of average floor area size of houses

York map of average floor area size of houses

York houses by floor area size

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

York houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeYorkEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.2%0.1%
30-49m²3.8%3.4%
50-69m²20.1%16.5%
70-89m²27.5%33.8%
90-109m²17.4%19.0%
110-149m²17.4%16.2%
150m²+13.8%10.8%

York houses by rental type

York houses by rental type
Rental typeYorkEngland & Wales
social rental5.0%7.5%
private rental18.1%17.0%
non-rental76.9%75.5%

York 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.

York houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesYorkEngland & Wales
086.0%88.9%
111.3%9.2%
22.2%1.6%
3+0.5%0.3%

York 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.

York houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeYorkEngland & Wales
bio0.2%0.0%
coal0.7%0.2%
dual0.8%0.3%
elect7.4%5.1%
gas77.0%88.1%
LPG2.4%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil11.1%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.4%0.2%

York houses by windows glazing

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

York houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingYorkEngland & Wales
sigle4.0%3.0%
double/secondary87.0%88.6%
triple/multiple0.3%0.3%
high perfomance8.7%8.1%

York 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.

York houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasYorkEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance69.0%80.8%
no gas meter31.0%19.2%

York houses by number of heated rooms

York houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsYorkEngland & Wales
10.7%0.7%
23.5%3.6%
315.4%13.0%
425.5%27.3%
526.5%30.2%
6+28.4%25.1%

York houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

York houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingYorkEngland & Wales
solar0.5%0.5%
no solar99.5%99.5%

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