Greater Manchester house features

June 2023

The average house size in Greater Manchester county is 92.0m². This is by 9.0m² less than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.7 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.2 less than the average house.

Greater Manchester 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.

Greater Manchester houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsGreater ManchesterEngland & Wales
22.3%2.9%
310.2%12.6%
434.3%27.3%
532.9%31.2%
6+20.2%26.1%

Greater Manchester map of average floor area size of houses

Greater Manchester map of average floor area size of houses

Greater Manchester houses by floor area size

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

Greater Manchester houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeGreater ManchesterEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²2.7%3.4%
50-69m²19.4%16.5%
70-89m²40.9%33.8%
90-109m²18.6%19.0%
110-149m²12.3%16.2%
150m²+6.1%10.8%

Greater Manchester houses by rental type

Greater Manchester houses by rental type
Rental typeGreater ManchesterEngland & Wales
social rental9.3%7.5%
private rental16.2%17.0%
non-rental74.5%75.5%

Greater Manchester 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.

Greater Manchester houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesGreater ManchesterEngland & Wales
093.5%88.9%
15.5%9.2%
20.9%1.6%
3+0.2%0.3%

Greater Manchester 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.

Greater Manchester houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeGreater ManchesterEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.1%0.2%
dual0.0%0.3%
elect1.9%5.1%
gas97.4%88.1%
LPG0.2%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil0.2%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.0%0.2%

Greater Manchester houses by windows glazing

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

Greater Manchester houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingGreater ManchesterEngland & Wales
sigle2.0%3.0%
double/secondary92.1%88.6%
triple/multiple0.2%0.3%
high perfomance5.8%8.1%

Greater Manchester 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.

Greater Manchester houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasGreater ManchesterEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance91.8%80.8%
no gas meter8.2%19.2%

Greater Manchester houses by number of heated rooms

Greater Manchester houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsGreater ManchesterEngland & Wales
10.4%0.7%
22.9%3.6%
310.8%13.0%
434.3%27.3%
532.1%30.2%
6+19.5%25.1%

Greater Manchester houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Greater Manchester houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingGreater ManchesterEngland & Wales
solar0.1%0.5%
no solar99.9%99.5%

Plumplot area insights - interactive charts and maps

Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts

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