Northumberland home features
June 2023
The average home size in Northumberland county is 96.1m². This is by 9.3m² more than the average home size in England and Wales. On average, a home has 4.4 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.2 more than the average home.
Northumberland homes 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.

No. of rooms | Northumberland | England & Wales |
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█ 1 | 0.8% | 2.1% |
█ 2 | 9.5% | 13.9% |
█ 3 | 22.2% | 22.0% |
█ 4 | 25.1% | 21.9% |
█ 5 | 23.6% | 22.0% |
█ 6+ | 18.8% | 18.0% |
Northumberland map of average floor area size of properties

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

Floor area size | Northumberland | England & Wales |
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█ under 30m² | 0.7% | 1.7% |
█ 30-49m² | 7.9% | 13.3% |
█ 50-69m² | 21.8% | 24.2% |
█ 70-89m² | 30.0% | 27.8% |
█ 90-109m² | 15.6% | 14.0% |
█ 110-149m² | 13.6% | 11.5% |
█ 150m²+ | 10.3% | 7.4% |
Northumberland homes by rental type

Rental type | Northumberland | England & Wales |
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█ social rental | 10.6% | 10.8% |
█ private rental | 16.5% | 23.6% |
█ non-rental | 72.9% | 65.6% |
Northumberland homes by number of fireplaces
The number of open fireplaces in the property. Air can pass between the inside of the property and the outside.

Number of fireplaces | Northumberland | England & Wales |
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█ 0 | 91.2% | 91.8% |
█ 1 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
█ 2 | 1.4% | 1.2% |
█ 3+ | 0.4% | 0.2% |
Northumberland homes 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.

Main heating fuel type | Northumberland | England & Wales |
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█ bio | 0.3% | 0.1% |
█ coal | 1.1% | 0.2% |
█ dual | 1.0% | 0.2% |
█ elect | 9.2% | 13.5% |
█ gas | 75.5% | 81.5% |
█ LPG | 2.6% | 0.7% |
█ no heat | 0.3% | 0.3% |
█ oil | 9.6% | 3.4% |
█ waste | 0.0% | 0.0% |
█ wood | 0.4% | 0.1% |
Northumberland homes by windows glazing
The type of glazing. From British Fenestration Rating Council or manufacturer declaration.

Windows glazing | Northumberland | England & Wales |
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█ sigle | 4.0% | 5.0% |
█ double/secondary | 87.2% | 85.0% |
█ triple/multiple | 0.4% | 0.3% |
█ high perfomance | 8.5% | 9.7% |
Northumberland homes 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.

Mains gas | Northumberland | England & Wales |
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█ gas meter/-burning appliance | 66.5% | 72.8% |
█ no gas meter | 33.5% | 27.2% |
Northumberland homes by number of heated rooms

No. of rooms | Northumberland | England & Wales |
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█ 1 | 1.5% | 2.8% |
█ 2 | 10.1% | 14.4% |
█ 3 | 22.2% | 22.2% |
█ 4 | 24.8% | 21.8% |
█ 5 | 23.1% | 21.4% |
█ 6+ | 18.2% | 17.4% |
Northumberland homes by solar heating availability
Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Solar heating | Northumberland | England & Wales |
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█ solar | 0.4% | 0.3% |
█ no solar | 99.6% | 99.7% |
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