Cheshire house features

June 2023

The average house size in Cheshire county is 102.5m². This is by 1.5m² more than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.9 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.0 more than the average house.

Cheshire 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.

Cheshire houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsCheshireEngland & Wales
23.0%2.9%
311.1%12.6%
428.4%27.3%
530.0%31.2%
6+27.4%26.1%

Cheshire map of average floor area size of houses

Cheshire map of average floor area size of houses

Cheshire houses by floor area size

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

Cheshire houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeCheshireEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²3.5%3.4%
50-69m²16.6%16.5%
70-89m²33.9%33.8%
90-109m²18.3%19.0%
110-149m²16.0%16.2%
150m²+11.7%10.8%

Cheshire houses by rental type

Cheshire houses by rental type
Rental typeCheshireEngland & Wales
social rental6.5%7.5%
private rental15.2%17.0%
non-rental78.2%75.5%

Cheshire 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.

Cheshire houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesCheshireEngland & Wales
088.6%88.9%
19.4%9.2%
21.6%1.6%
3+0.4%0.3%

Cheshire 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.

Cheshire houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeCheshireEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.2%0.2%
dual0.2%0.3%
elect2.8%5.1%
gas91.5%88.1%
LPG1.3%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil3.7%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

Cheshire houses by windows glazing

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

Cheshire houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingCheshireEngland & Wales
sigle2.4%3.0%
double/secondary86.6%88.6%
triple/multiple0.2%0.3%
high perfomance10.8%8.1%

Cheshire 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.

Cheshire houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasCheshireEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance81.3%80.8%
no gas meter18.7%19.2%

Cheshire houses by number of heated rooms

Cheshire houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsCheshireEngland & Wales
10.6%0.7%
23.6%3.6%
311.6%13.0%
428.4%27.3%
529.2%30.2%
6+26.7%25.1%

Cheshire houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Cheshire houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingCheshireEngland & 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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