Lancashire house features

June 2023

The average house size in Lancashire county is 98.5m². This is by 2.5m² less than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.9 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.0 less than the average house.

Lancashire 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.

Lancashire houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsLancashireEngland & Wales
22.4%2.9%
310.7%12.6%
430.2%27.3%
533.1%31.2%
6+23.7%26.1%

Lancashire map of average floor area size of houses

Lancashire map of average floor area size of houses

Lancashire houses by floor area size

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

Lancashire houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeLancashireEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²2.9%3.4%
50-69m²17.2%16.5%
70-89m²35.1%33.8%
90-109m²19.8%19.0%
110-149m²15.8%16.2%
150m²+9.2%10.8%

Lancashire houses by rental type

Lancashire houses by rental type
Rental typeLancashireEngland & Wales
social rental6.3%7.5%
private rental14.9%17.0%
non-rental78.8%75.5%

Lancashire 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.

Lancashire houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesLancashireEngland & Wales
091.2%88.9%
17.2%9.2%
21.4%1.6%
3+0.2%0.3%

Lancashire 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.

Lancashire houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeLancashireEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.1%0.2%
dual0.2%0.3%
elect3.2%5.1%
gas93.6%88.1%
LPG0.6%1.0%
no heat0.4%0.2%
oil1.8%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

Lancashire houses by windows glazing

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

Lancashire houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingLancashireEngland & Wales
sigle1.8%3.0%
double/secondary90.7%88.6%
triple/multiple0.2%0.3%
high perfomance7.4%8.1%

Lancashire 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.

Lancashire houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasLancashireEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance87.5%80.8%
no gas meter12.5%19.2%

Lancashire houses by number of heated rooms

Lancashire houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsLancashireEngland & Wales
10.8%0.7%
23.3%3.6%
311.4%13.0%
430.1%27.3%
531.9%30.2%
6+22.6%25.1%

Lancashire houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Lancashire houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingLancashireEngland & Wales
solar0.2%0.5%
no solar99.8%99.5%

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