Houses built in the 2010s are 15.5 sq metres smaller on average than those built 40 years earlier

Living room

Kitchen

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2 + bedroom 3 + bathroom

80

sq m

83.3

74.7

73.4

72.4

67.8

60

14.7

13.8

14.0

13.6

40

13.4

15.0

14.0

13.8

13.4

13.4

20

24.9

22.1

21.3

19.8

17.1

0

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

83.3

80 sq m

Bedroom 2,

bedroom 3,

bathroom

74.7

73.4

72.4

67.8

60

Bedroom 1

13.8

14.0

14.7

13.6

40

13.4

Kitchen

14.0

13.8

15.0

13.4

13.4

20

Living

room

22.1

21.3

19.8

17.1

24.9

0

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Guardian graphic. Source: LABC Warranty analysis of data on 10,000 houses built in each decade (or first seven years of 2010s) using open data from Rightmove and Zoopla. Note: overall size is a total of living room, kitchen, three bedrooms and bathroom, and does not include hallways, stairs, etc