A Modern stove is not only a beautiful addition to a room, it is also an extremely efficient primary heat source, which if properly sized will make the need for central heating redundant.
Another positive for a wood burning stove is that it needs very little combustion air to work, this is good for two reasons, firstly the amount of air passing through the house to the chimney is greatly reduced (by a factor of ten when compared to an open fire), secondly the ventilation requirements are extremely low, for instance a scan Anderson 4/5 needs no additional ventilation added to the average sized room in over 98 percent of installations. This powerful little stove is also approved for burning wood in smoke controlled areas and will also burn smokeless coal.
Careful consideration must be given before buying a stove and it is imperative to take only expert advice from professional authorised dealers.