Manchester house features

June 2023

The average house size in Manchester postcode area is 90.6m². This is by 10.5m² 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.

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.

Manchester houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsManchesterEngland & Wales
22.3%2.9%
39.5%12.6%
434.8%27.3%
534.6%31.2%
6+18.8%26.1%

Manchester map of average floor area size of houses

Manchester map of average floor area size of houses

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

Manchester houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeManchesterEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²2.5%3.4%
50-69m²16.9%16.5%
70-89m²44.2%33.8%
90-109m²20.2%19.0%
110-149m²11.4%16.2%
150m²+4.9%10.8%

Manchester houses by rental type

Manchester houses by rental type
Rental typeManchesterEngland & Wales
social rental10.4%7.5%
private rental19.9%17.0%
non-rental69.7%75.5%

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.

Manchester houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesManchesterEngland & Wales
094.7%88.9%
14.3%9.2%
20.8%1.6%
3+0.1%0.3%

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.

Manchester houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeManchesterEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.0%0.2%
dual0.0%0.3%
elect1.9%5.1%
gas97.6%88.1%
LPG0.1%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil0.1%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.0%0.2%

Manchester houses by windows glazing

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

Manchester houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingManchesterEngland & Wales
sigle2.5%3.0%
double/secondary91.2%88.6%
triple/multiple0.2%0.3%
high perfomance6.2%8.1%

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.

Manchester houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasManchesterEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance91.6%80.8%
no gas meter8.4%19.2%

Manchester houses by number of heated rooms

Manchester houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsManchesterEngland & Wales
10.4%0.7%
22.8%3.6%
310.1%13.0%
434.8%27.3%
533.7%30.2%
6+18.2%25.1%

Manchester houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

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

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