Plymouth house features

June 2023

The average house size in Plymouth postcode area is 102.1m². This is by 1.0m² more than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.8 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.1 less than the average house.

Plymouth 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.

Plymouth houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsPlymouthEngland & Wales
23.7%2.9%
313.3%12.6%
427.1%27.3%
529.9%31.2%
6+26.0%26.1%

Plymouth map of average floor area size of houses

Plymouth map of average floor area size of houses

Plymouth houses by floor area size

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

Plymouth houses by floor area size
Floor area sizePlymouthEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.2%0.1%
30-49m²4.9%3.4%
50-69m²15.9%16.5%
70-89m²31.6%33.8%
90-109m²18.1%19.0%
110-149m²16.8%16.2%
150m²+12.4%10.8%

Plymouth houses by rental type

Plymouth houses by rental type
Rental typePlymouthEngland & Wales
social rental4.7%7.5%
private rental15.6%17.0%
non-rental79.7%75.5%

Plymouth 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.

Plymouth houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesPlymouthEngland & Wales
087.3%88.9%
110.2%9.2%
22.1%1.6%
3+0.5%0.3%

Plymouth 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.

Plymouth houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typePlymouthEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.4%0.2%
dual0.9%0.3%
elect16.0%5.1%
gas67.7%88.1%
LPG2.9%1.0%
no heat0.5%0.2%
oil11.0%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.5%0.2%

Plymouth houses by windows glazing

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

Plymouth houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingPlymouthEngland & Wales
sigle3.6%3.0%
double/secondary86.6%88.6%
triple/multiple0.3%0.3%
high perfomance9.4%8.1%

Plymouth 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.

Plymouth houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasPlymouthEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance61.1%80.8%
no gas meter38.9%19.2%

Plymouth houses by number of heated rooms

Plymouth houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsPlymouthEngland & Wales
12.3%0.7%
25.9%3.6%
314.1%13.0%
426.4%27.3%
527.5%30.2%
6+23.8%25.1%

Plymouth houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Plymouth houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingPlymouthEngland & Wales
solar0.7%0.5%
no solar99.3%99.5%

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