Gloucestershire house features

June 2023

The average house size in Gloucestershire county is 103.1m². This is by 2.0m² 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.

Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsGloucestershireEngland & Wales
23.6%2.9%
313.8%12.6%
423.5%27.3%
529.0%31.2%
6+30.1%26.1%

Gloucestershire map of average floor area size of houses

Gloucestershire map of average floor area size of houses

Gloucestershire houses by floor area size

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

Gloucestershire houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeGloucestershireEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.2%0.1%
30-49m²4.2%3.4%
50-69m²17.0%16.5%
70-89m²30.2%33.8%
90-109m²18.0%19.0%
110-149m²18.3%16.2%
150m²+12.1%10.8%

Gloucestershire houses by rental type

Gloucestershire houses by rental type
Rental typeGloucestershireEngland & Wales
social rental4.8%7.5%
private rental15.4%17.0%
non-rental79.8%75.5%

Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesGloucestershireEngland & Wales
087.0%88.9%
111.1%9.2%
21.6%1.6%
3+0.4%0.3%

Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeGloucestershireEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.3%0.2%
dual0.3%0.3%
elect7.1%5.1%
gas82.5%88.1%
LPG1.7%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil7.6%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.3%0.2%

Gloucestershire houses by windows glazing

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

Gloucestershire houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingGloucestershireEngland & Wales
sigle2.7%3.0%
double/secondary85.1%88.6%
triple/multiple0.4%0.3%
high perfomance11.8%8.1%

Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasGloucestershireEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance71.4%80.8%
no gas meter28.6%19.2%

Gloucestershire houses by number of heated rooms

Gloucestershire houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsGloucestershireEngland & Wales
10.8%0.7%
24.3%3.6%
314.1%13.0%
423.5%27.3%
528.2%30.2%
6+29.2%25.1%

Gloucestershire houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

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

Plumplot area insights - interactive charts and maps

Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts

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