Kitchen in the WWS

The kitchen counts via the length of the worktop/countertop and via extra facilities such as a fixed hob with multiple burners, an oven, an extractor hood, or extra cabinet space.

The basis of the kitchen valuation is the length of the worktop or countertop, where a longer worktop generally earns more points than a shorter one. This length is grouped into categories, and each category carries its own points value.

On top of the base valuation, extra facilities can earn additional points, such as a fixed hob with a certain number of cooking zones, a built-in oven, a microwave, or an extractor hood. The type of worktop material, for example a more durable or higher-quality surface, can also play a role.

Extra cabinet space beyond a certain baseline can likewise contribute to the kitchen's points total, although a maximum generally applies to the sum of extra facilities, linked to the valuation of the worktop itself, so kitchen extras cannot add up without limit.

A kitchen shared between multiple households, as is often the case in non-self-contained housing, is not valued the same way as an own kitchen in a self-contained home; that shared use falls under the separate rules for communal areas.

Checklist

• Worktop/countertop length forms the base of the valuation
• Extra facilities such as a hob, oven, and extractor hood can earn extra points
• A maximum linked to the worktop generally applies to kitchen extras
• Extra cabinet space can contribute to the points total
• A shared kitchen falls under the rules for communal areas, not this kitchen valuation