Bedfordshire house features

June 2023

The average house size in Bedfordshire county is 97.2m². This is by 3.9m² less than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.8 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.1 less than the average house.

Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsBedfordshireEngland & Wales
23.8%2.9%
312.2%12.6%
427.6%27.3%
531.8%31.2%
6+24.6%26.1%

Bedfordshire map of average floor area size of houses

Bedfordshire map of average floor area size of houses

Bedfordshire houses by floor area size

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

Bedfordshire houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeBedfordshireEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²4.1%3.4%
50-69m²17.0%16.5%
70-89m²34.7%33.8%
90-109m²18.7%19.0%
110-149m²16.4%16.2%
150m²+8.9%10.8%

Bedfordshire houses by rental type

Bedfordshire houses by rental type
Rental typeBedfordshireEngland & Wales
social rental6.5%7.5%
private rental18.1%17.0%
non-rental75.4%75.5%

Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesBedfordshireEngland & Wales
089.7%88.9%
18.8%9.2%
21.3%1.6%
3+0.2%0.3%

Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeBedfordshireEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.1%0.2%
dual0.1%0.3%
elect4.6%5.1%
gas91.1%88.1%
LPG0.8%1.0%
no heat0.1%0.2%
oil3.1%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

Bedfordshire houses by windows glazing

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

Bedfordshire houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingBedfordshireEngland & Wales
sigle1.9%3.0%
double/secondary84.9%88.6%
triple/multiple0.3%0.3%
high perfomance12.9%8.1%

Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasBedfordshireEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance77.9%80.8%
no gas meter22.1%19.2%

Bedfordshire houses by number of heated rooms

Bedfordshire houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsBedfordshireEngland & Wales
10.4%0.7%
24.3%3.6%
312.5%13.0%
427.6%27.3%
531.1%30.2%
6+24.0%25.1%

Bedfordshire houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Bedfordshire houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingBedfordshireEngland & Wales
solar0.4%0.5%
no solar99.6%99.5%

Plumplot area insights - interactive charts and maps

Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts

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