British singer Ed Sheeran is planning to take a long break from music at the end of his next tour.

The Lego House hitmaker insists he hasn't had a proper vacation since his career began, so he is planning to take a well-deserved hiatus from the industry after completing his British dates this winter and releasing a final single from his album `X`, reports thesun.co.uk.

"I haven't had any time off since before I signed my record deal and I want some! I'll do what I enjoy and it won't feel like work... After (next single) Thinking Out Loud, I don't think I should do another single from X.

`Three is a good number. I did six on the last album and it felt too much. You never go away and people get p****d off. Bruno Mars did three, Taylor Swift did three and Adele did three. I'll probably end up with four singles so I have a song to go into the BRIT Awards with next year,` he said.