Peterborough house features

June 2023

The average house size in Peterborough postcode area is 101.4m². This is by 0.4m² more than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.9 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.0 more than the average house.

Peterborough 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.

Peterborough houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsPeterboroughEngland & Wales
23.5%2.9%
314.2%12.6%
425.2%27.3%
530.0%31.2%
6+27.1%26.1%

Peterborough map of average floor area size of houses

Peterborough map of average floor area size of houses

Peterborough houses by floor area size

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

Peterborough houses by floor area size
Floor area sizePeterboroughEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²4.2%3.4%
50-69m²17.8%16.5%
70-89m²31.2%33.8%
90-109m²18.2%19.0%
110-149m²16.7%16.2%
150m²+11.8%10.8%

Peterborough houses by rental type

Peterborough houses by rental type
Rental typePeterboroughEngland & Wales
social rental6.1%7.5%
private rental18.2%17.0%
non-rental75.7%75.5%

Peterborough 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.

Peterborough houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesPeterboroughEngland & Wales
087.8%88.9%
110.4%9.2%
21.5%1.6%
3+0.3%0.3%

Peterborough 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.

Peterborough houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typePeterboroughEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.4%0.2%
dual0.5%0.3%
elect9.4%5.1%
gas74.8%88.1%
LPG1.5%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil13.1%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.2%0.2%

Peterborough houses by windows glazing

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

Peterborough houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingPeterboroughEngland & Wales
sigle2.2%3.0%
double/secondary87.0%88.6%
triple/multiple0.5%0.3%
high perfomance10.3%8.1%

Peterborough 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.

Peterborough houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasPeterboroughEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance65.6%80.8%
no gas meter34.4%19.2%

Peterborough houses by number of heated rooms

Peterborough houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsPeterboroughEngland & Wales
10.6%0.7%
24.3%3.6%
314.6%13.0%
425.2%27.3%
529.1%30.2%
6+26.2%25.1%

Peterborough houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

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

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