Square Footage of an Average 2 up 2 down?

Doozergirl

Just wondering if anyone could estimate the square footage of an average traditional Victorian terrace; 2 up 2 down for me?!

courtjester

I suspect that there is no 'average' really as properties vary a lot.

If it is important, you could try looking up the insurance tables for property issued by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) - they used to issue a table with definitions for 'small', medium' and large', although their website is a bit more modern and has a calculator so you can't see the underlying data - they may provide a hardcopy of the original table on application.

From my long lost days of surveying homes for insurance losses, I seem to recall many older terraced homes were typically 24' x 18' (ground area - if there is no 'back addition common in Victorian city property), giving a total accommodation area of approx 860 sq ft.

Doozergirl

I'm thinking 'average' to me! LOL

That's really helpful though thanks, sounds about right and I only wanted a rough estimate to give me an idea.

paint

Doozergirl wrote:

Just wondering if anyone could estimate the square footage of an average traditional Victorian terrace; 2 up 2 down for me?!

I don't know about traditional Victorian terraces, but new build two up two down starter homes are generally 600 sq ft. Sorry, that's absolutely no help whatsover, is it?

MJMum

I would have estimated around 800-900 sq ft too.

Doozergirl

It's all cool to know, thanks. It's like sticking a finger in the air a bit; I'm going to see a row of three but not until Thursday so I was trying to work out if there were extensions by the total square footage.

terrierlady

our two beds are 670 small !

pusscat

24 x 18 was correct for the one I owned - the back addition was 12 x 5 if that helps.

Puss

pollyanna24

How could I work out the square footage of mine. Do I take front wall to back wall and then side to side and then times by 2 as we have upstairs as well?

courtjester

That's about right - to do it right, you should be measuring the outside dimensions, not internally. If there is no loft conversion a x2 of ground area will do it. For insurance purposes, you also need to allow for 'extras' such as garage, garden walls, paths and patios. The ABI tables I believe already include allowance for demolition and fees in their published per foot rates.

real1314

I'd say a typical size is around 14 foot wide by 28 foot deep, so 14 x 28 x 2 = 784.

Mind you, my 3 bed semi is 14.5 by 25 foot, so that's 14.5 x 25 x 2 = 725 (thank god I've had an extension or the kids would drive me mad!!)