Suffolk house features

June 2023

The average house size in Suffolk county is 102.1m². This is by 1.1m² 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.

Suffolk 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.

Suffolk houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsSuffolkEngland & Wales
23.0%2.9%
314.7%12.6%
426.0%27.3%
529.6%31.2%
6+26.8%26.1%

Suffolk map of average floor area size of houses

Suffolk map of average floor area size of houses

Suffolk houses by floor area size

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

Suffolk houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeSuffolkEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.2%0.1%
30-49m²3.8%3.4%
50-69m²19.0%16.5%
70-89m²31.0%33.8%
90-109m²17.6%19.0%
110-149m²15.9%16.2%
150m²+12.5%10.8%

Suffolk houses by rental type

Suffolk houses by rental type
Rental typeSuffolkEngland & Wales
social rental6.3%7.5%
private rental18.8%17.0%
non-rental74.8%75.5%

Suffolk 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.

Suffolk houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesSuffolkEngland & Wales
085.5%88.9%
112.0%9.2%
22.0%1.6%
3+0.5%0.3%

Suffolk 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.

Suffolk houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeSuffolkEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.2%0.2%
dual0.3%0.3%
elect11.8%5.1%
gas70.0%88.1%
LPG1.3%1.0%
no heat0.2%0.2%
oil15.9%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.3%0.2%

Suffolk houses by windows glazing

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

Suffolk houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingSuffolkEngland & Wales
sigle3.9%3.0%
double/secondary87.0%88.6%
triple/multiple0.5%0.3%
high perfomance8.6%8.1%

Suffolk 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.

Suffolk houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasSuffolkEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance64.1%80.8%
no gas meter35.9%19.2%

Suffolk houses by number of heated rooms

Suffolk houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsSuffolkEngland & Wales
10.8%0.7%
23.9%3.6%
315.1%13.0%
425.8%27.3%
528.5%30.2%
6+25.9%25.1%

Suffolk houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Suffolk houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingSuffolkEngland & Wales
solar0.8%0.5%
no solar99.2%99.5%

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