Wales home features

June 2023

The average home size in Wales region is 91.6m². This is by 4.9m² more than the average home size in England and Wales. On average, a home has 4.5 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.3 more than the average home.

Wales homes 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.

Wales homes by number of rooms
No. of roomsWalesEngland & Wales
10.8%2.1%
29.9%13.9%
318.2%22.0%
422.8%21.9%
527.0%22.0%
6+21.3%18.0%

Wales map of average floor area size of properties

Wales map of average floor area size of properties

Wales homes by floor area size

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

Wales homes by floor area size
Floor area sizeWalesEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.9%1.7%
30-49m²10.0%13.3%
50-69m²20.2%24.2%
70-89m²30.4%27.8%
90-109m²16.8%14.0%
110-149m²13.2%11.5%
150m²+8.4%7.4%

Wales homes by rental type

Wales homes by rental type
Rental typeWalesEngland & Wales
social rental12.5%10.8%
private rental20.5%23.6%
non-rental67.0%65.6%

Wales homes by number of fireplaces

The number of open fireplaces in the property. Air can pass between the inside of the property and the outside.

Wales homes by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesWalesEngland & Wales
092.4%91.8%
16.2%6.8%
21.1%1.2%
3+0.2%0.2%

Wales homes 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.

Wales homes by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeWalesEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.1%
coal0.5%0.2%
dual0.5%0.2%
elect10.0%13.5%
gas78.2%81.5%
LPG2.1%0.7%
no heat0.4%0.3%
oil7.9%3.4%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.3%0.1%

Wales homes by windows glazing

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

Wales homes by windows glazing
Windows glazingWalesEngland & Wales
sigle3.4%5.0%
double/secondary89.1%85.0%
triple/multiple0.3%0.3%
high perfomance7.2%9.7%

Wales homes 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.

Wales homes by gas meter availability
Mains gasWalesEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance72.1%72.8%
no gas meter27.9%27.2%

Wales homes by number of heated rooms

Wales homes by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsWalesEngland & Wales
11.6%2.8%
210.6%14.4%
318.6%22.2%
422.9%21.8%
526.2%21.4%
6+20.1%17.4%

Wales homes by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Wales homes by solar heating availability
Solar heatingWalesEngland & Wales
solar0.5%0.3%
no solar99.5%99.7%

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