Table 4.1b – Size Of Dwelling By Construction Year
Number of households by year of construction | ||||||||||||||||||
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Before 1946 | 1946-1960 | 1961-1977 | 1978-1983 | 1984-1995 | 1996-2000 | 2001-2010 | 2011 or later | Not stated | ||||||||||
Total number of households | 1,495,049 | A | 1,757,513 | A | 3,436,868 | A | 1,556,572 | A | 2,309,392 | A | 878,724 | A | 1,925,255 | A | 1,202,717 | A | 392,846 | A |
Heated area of dwelling (excluding garage) | ||||||||||||||||||
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | - | U | 116,175 | M | 231,207 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 275,027 | A | 432,336 | A | 800,944 | A | 271,981 | A | 303,407 | A | 111,874 | M | 223,198 | M | 190,159 | M | 187,904 | M |
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 247,645 | A | 366,017 | A | 533,639 | A | 259,636 | A | 416,998 | A | 151,898 | M | 276,519 | A | 205,279 | A | 56,710 | M |
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 307,436 | A | 281,934 | A | 577,390 | A | 293,407 | M | 399,677 | A | 112,094 | M | 329,579 | A | 146,893 | M | - | U |
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 317,043 | M | 298,834 | A | 684,699 | A | 277,404 | A | 370,941 | A | 162,233 | M | 310,391 | A | 154,609 | M | - | U |
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 145,021 | M | 145,239 | M | 322,816 | A | 171,992 | A | 301,797 | A | 149,531 | M | 360,895 | A | 171,690 | A | - | U |
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 39,484 | M | 42,865 | M | 139,766 | M | 53,586 | M | 186,327 | A | 50,372 | M | 219,565 | M | 125,745 | A | - | U |
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 58,671 | M | - | U | 64,478 | M | 52,184 | M | 139,462 | A | 37,518 | M | 77,001 | M | - | U | - | U |
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 61,072 | M | 48,695 | M | 81,928 | M | 34,604 | M | 116,048 | M | - | U | 77,411 | M | 103,113 | M | - | - |
Number of storeys in dwelling | ||||||||||||||||||
One storey | 176,680 | A | 662,060 | A | 1,319,873 | A | 427,626 | A | 631,959 | A | 234,343 | A | 462,293 | A | 194,442 | A | - | U |
One and a half storeys | 179,951 | A | 107,171 | M | 91,905 | M | 63,373 | M | 85,301 | A | - | U | 66,653 | M | 44,366 | M | - | U |
Two storeys | 634,368 | A | 218,495 | A | 524,477 | A | 274,511 | A | 766,368 | A | 335,445 | A | 787,123 | A | 461,937 | A | - | U |
More than two storeys | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | 63,117 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Split level | - | - | - | U | 142,913 | A | 72,731 | M | 74,064 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - |
Other | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 351,215 | A | 696,690 | A | 1,228,618 | A | 646,612 | A | 641,225 | A | 207,244 | M | 513,253 | A | 442,201 | A | 289,468 | M |
Don’t Know /Not Stated | - | U | - | U | 79,263 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Total heated area in square metres (m2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total heated area (excluding garage) | 263,913,570 | A | 268,577,221 | A | 550,232,707 | A | 255,216,434 | A | 452,294,935 | A | 186,214,062 | A | 390,888,383 | A | 244,705,247 | A | 45,976,816 | M |
Heated area of dwelling (excluding garage) | ||||||||||||||||||
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | - | U | 5,465,917 | M | 10,270,115 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 20,881,914 | A | 33,411,128 | A | 61,363,698 | A | 20,529,948 | A | 24,542,298 | A | 9,041,996 | M | 17,371,342 | M | 14,836,740 | M | 13,918,323 | M |
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 29,366,601 | A | 42,379,648 | A | 62,915,784 | A | 30,567,790 | A | 48,333,495 | A | 17,485,979 | M | 33,216,350 | A | 23,893,994 | A | 6,543,842 | M |
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 50,150,919 | A | 46,448,302 | A | 95,412,980 | A | 48,070,285 | M | 65,584,504 | A | 18,659,145 | M | 54,646,232 | A | 23,896,190 | M | - | U |
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 66,690,056 | M | 61,932,365 | A | 139,723,587 | A | 57,316,274 | A | 77,051,604 | A | 33,428,863 | M | 63,929,496 | A | 31,689,185 | M | - | U |
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 36,341,898 | M | 36,083,136 | M | 82,272,899 | A | 43,382,344 | A | 77,567,779 | A | 37,278,084 | M | 93,054,887 | A | 44,227,717 | A | - | U |
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 11,919,093 | M | 13,039,245 | M | 42,110,352 | M | 16,378,479 | M | 55,941,469 | A | 15,191,814 | M | 66,972,549 | M | 38,058,979 | A | - | U |
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 19,919,061 | M | - | U | 22,035,449 | M | 18,067,955 | M | 48,068,459 | A | 12,679,402 | M | 26,337,895 | M | - | U | - | U |
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 26,684,735 | M | 21,141,674 | M | 34,127,843 | M | 14,906,549 | M | 51,750,699 | M | 42,334,341 | M | 33,097,874 | M | 45,456,222 | M | - | - |
Number of storeys in dwelling | ||||||||||||||||||
One storey | 26,557,427 | A | 130,199,453 | A | 259,347,853 | A | 84,189,795 | A | 138,840,896 | A | 53,020,890 | A | 105,491,841 | A | 49,079,058 | A | - | U |
One and a half storeys | 32,270,384 | A | 18,392,511 | M | 19,001,562 | M | 14,428,758 | M | 19,267,683 | M | - | U | 16,155,505 | M | 11,285,737 | M | - | U |
Two storeys | 133,483,560 | A | 42,826,135 | A | 111,841,513 | A | 64,274,385 | A | 188,503,923 | A | 86,221,810 | A | 192,538,663 | A | 123,496,014 | A | - | U |
More than two storeys | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | 14,609,240 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Split level | - | - | - | U | 29,566,854 | M | 14,666,214 | M | 15,766,164 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - |
Other | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 39,966,312 | A | 62,575,742 | A | 108,836,009 | A | 65,504,367 | A | 67,125,218 | A | 22,546,443 | M | 57,849,698 | A | 49,254,508 | M | 24,831,654 | M |
Don’t Know /Not Stated | - | U | - | U | 9,382,500 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
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The letter beside each estimate classifies its quality as follows: A–Acceptable, M–Use with caution, U–Too unreliable to be published.
Notes:Due to rounding, the numbers may not add up and may differ slightly among tables.
Source:2019 Survey of Household Energy Use