South West London house features
June 2023
The average house size in South West London postcode area is 138.7m². This is by 37.7m² more than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 5.5 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.6 more than the average house.
South West London 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.

No. of rooms | South West London | England & Wales |
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█ 2 | 2.1% | 2.9% |
█ 3 | 8.8% | 12.6% |
█ 4 | 17.5% | 27.3% |
█ 5 | 26.3% | 31.2% |
█ 6+ | 45.4% | 26.1% |
South West London map of average floor area size of houses

South West London houses 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 | South West London | England & Wales |
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█ under 30m² | 0.3% | 0.1% |
█ 30-49m² | 2.4% | 3.4% |
█ 50-69m² | 6.3% | 16.5% |
█ 70-89m² | 16.4% | 33.8% |
█ 90-109m² | 18.3% | 19.0% |
█ 110-149m² | 26.5% | 16.2% |
█ 150m²+ | 29.8% | 10.8% |
South West London houses by rental type

Rental type | South West London | England & Wales |
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█ social rental | 5.6% | 7.5% |
█ private rental | 27.5% | 17.0% |
█ non-rental | 66.9% | 75.5% |
South West London 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.

Number of fireplaces | South West London | England & Wales |
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█ 0 | 75.0% | 88.9% |
█ 1 | 17.3% | 9.2% |
█ 2 | 6.0% | 1.6% |
█ 3+ | 1.7% | 0.3% |
South West London 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.

Main heating fuel type | South West London | England & Wales |
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█ bio | 0.0% | 0.0% |
█ coal | 0.0% | 0.2% |
█ dual | 0.0% | 0.3% |
█ elect | 2.7% | 5.1% |
█ gas | 96.8% | 88.1% |
█ LPG | 0.1% | 1.0% |
█ no heat | 0.3% | 0.2% |
█ oil | 0.0% | 4.9% |
█ waste | 0.0% | 0.0% |
█ wood | 0.0% | 0.2% |
South West London houses by windows glazing
The type of glazing. From British Fenestration Rating Council or manufacturer declaration.

Windows glazing | South West London | England & Wales |
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█ sigle | 11.3% | 3.0% |
█ double/secondary | 85.3% | 88.6% |
█ triple/multiple | 0.6% | 0.3% |
█ high perfomance | 2.9% | 8.1% |
South West London 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.

Mains gas | South West London | England & Wales |
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█ gas meter/-burning appliance | 94.4% | 80.8% |
█ no gas meter | 5.6% | 19.2% |
South West London houses by number of heated rooms

No. of rooms | South West London | England & Wales |
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█ 1 | 0.3% | 0.7% |
█ 2 | 2.4% | 3.6% |
█ 3 | 9.0% | 13.0% |
█ 4 | 17.6% | 27.3% |
█ 5 | 26.1% | 30.2% |
█ 6+ | 44.7% | 25.1% |
South West London houses by solar heating availability
Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Solar heating | South West London | England & Wales |
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█ solar | 0.3% | 0.5% |
█ no solar | 99.7% | 99.5% |
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