Northumberland house features

June 2023

The average house size in Northumberland county is 103.7m². This is by 2.7m² more 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.

Northumberland 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.

Northumberland houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsNorthumberlandEngland & Wales
24.1%2.9%
316.9%12.6%
428.2%27.3%
528.1%31.2%
6+22.6%26.1%

Northumberland map of average floor area size of houses

Northumberland map of average floor area size of houses

Northumberland houses by floor area size

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

Northumberland houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeNorthumberlandEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²3.8%3.4%
50-69m²16.2%16.5%
70-89m²33.6%33.8%
90-109m²18.1%19.0%
110-149m²16.0%16.2%
150m²+12.3%10.8%

Northumberland houses by rental type

Northumberland houses by rental type
Rental typeNorthumberlandEngland & Wales
social rental8.4%7.5%
private rental13.6%17.0%
non-rental77.9%75.5%

Northumberland 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.

Northumberland houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesNorthumberlandEngland & Wales
089.9%88.9%
18.1%9.2%
21.6%1.6%
3+0.4%0.3%

Northumberland 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.

Northumberland houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeNorthumberlandEngland & Wales
bio0.3%0.0%
coal1.3%0.2%
dual1.2%0.3%
elect6.9%5.1%
gas75.3%88.1%
LPG3.0%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil11.4%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.5%0.2%

Northumberland houses by windows glazing

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

Northumberland houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingNorthumberlandEngland & Wales
sigle3.5%3.0%
double/secondary87.1%88.6%
triple/multiple0.4%0.3%
high perfomance9.0%8.1%

Northumberland 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.

Northumberland houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasNorthumberlandEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance66.1%80.8%
no gas meter33.9%19.2%

Northumberland houses by number of heated rooms

Northumberland houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsNorthumberlandEngland & Wales
10.8%0.7%
24.9%3.6%
317.0%13.0%
427.9%27.3%
527.5%30.2%
6+21.9%25.1%

Northumberland houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

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

Plumplot area insights - interactive charts and maps

Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts

Other reports for Northumberland county

home features

flat features

property prices

population statistics

salary and unemployment

crime statistics

energy costs

home energy efficiency

Homeimage/svg+xmlhttps://openclipart.org/detail/170282/eco-green-house-icon-by-cybergedeondominiquechappard