low mortgage rates and growing consumer confidence. Nevertheless, the dramatic house price increase since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in combination with the low inventory of affordable housing has forced many prospective home buyers to place their plans to purchase a house on hold. In 2022, the share of households in a private rental home rose from 18.5 to 19.1.
In 2022, approximately 64 percent of all housing in the UK was owned and occupied. This share increased slightly between 2017 and 2021 due to the Distribution of property tenure in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1980 to 2022
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Other statistics that may interest you Real estate in the United Kingdom (UK)
Key figures
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- Premium Statistic Commercial property market size in the UK 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic London Stock Exchange (UK): real estate companies 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic London Stock Exchange (UK) trading: market value of real estate companies 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic Listed real estate market cap in the UK Q1 2019-Q1 2023
- Premium Statistic year-on-year change in the market cap of listed property in the UK 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic GVA of the real estate sector UK 1990-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed in real estate activities UK 1997-2023
- Basic Statistic Annual salary in the finance sector in the UK, by gender 2023
Commercial real estate
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- Premium Statistic Commercial property investment volume in the UK Q1 2018-Q1 2023
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of commercial property investment in the UK 2023, by property type
- Premium Statistic Commercial property investment volume in the UK 2022-2023, by property type
- Premium Statistic Foreign investment in commercial property in the UK 2015-2022, by property type
- Basic Statistic Number of commercial property transactions in the UK 2007-2023
- Premium Statistic Prime yields of commercial property in the UK 2023, by property type
- Premium Statistic Total investment in commercial property market London 2009-2022, with a forecast 2027
Residential real estate
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- Premium Statistic Property tenure distribution in the UK 1980-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in the UK 2006-2023
- Premium Statistic Average house price in the UK 2007-2023
- Basic Statistic Year-on-year house price change in the UK as of December 2022, by city
- Basic Statistic Annual change in house prices in the UK 2007-2023, per month
- Basic Statistic UK housing market: Nationwide house price index Q1 2013-Q4 2022
- Premium Statistic Actual rentals paid by tenants in the UK 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Average cost of rent in the UK April 2022-2023, by region
Mortgages
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- Premium Statistic Gross mortgage lending in the UK 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Average mortgage interest rates in the UK 2000-2024, per quarter and type
- Basic Statistic Monthly development of approvals for house purchase mortgage in the UK 2010-2023
- Basic Statistic Monthly development of the value of house purchase loan approvals in the UK 2010-2023
- Premium Statistic Mortgage interest and council tax: weekly household spending in the UK 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic First-time buyer mortgage in the UK 2022-2023, by region
Forecast
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- Premium Statistic Capital value growth forecast for different commercial property types UK 2023-2027
- Premium Statistic Rental growth forecast for different commercial property types in the UK 2023-2027
- Premium Statistic Return on investment forecast for different types of commercial property UK 2023-2027
- Premium Statistic Forecast annual prime residential price growth in the UK regional market 2023-2028
- Premium Statistic Prime property price growth forecast in Central London (UK) 2023-2027
- Premium Statistic Forecast annual residential property rental price growth in the UK 2024-2028
- Basic Statistic Forecast annual residential rental growth in London 2023-2027
Further related statistics
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- Houses tenure share in the United Kingdom 2018, by dwelling type
- Flats tenure share in the United Kingdom 2018, by dwelling type
- Share of households by tenure status in Italy 2018, by number of components
- Opinion on housing market and affordability in Italy 2018
- Change of homeownership rate in the U.S. 2001-2017, by age
- Age of first property purchase in Italy 2018
- Millennial homeownership rate in the U.S. 2016 and 2025, by ethnicity
- Share of Millennial expecting to rent in the future in selected U.S. metros 2019
- Gen Z homeownership rate in the U.S. 2016 and 2025, by ethnicity
- Share of households by tenure status in Italy 2010-2022
- Median tenure of sellers in home in the U.S. 1985-2016
- Share of households by tenure status in Italy 2022, by region
- Length of time homeowners planned to live in current home in the U.S. 2016, by age
- Custom houses' highlights people in two-income households wish Japan 2018
- Lifetime homeownership of Baby Boomers in the U.S. 1980-2016
- Homeowners behind on mortgage payments in the U.S. 2022, by gender
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- Houses tenure share in the United Kingdom 2018, by dwelling type
- Flats tenure share in the United Kingdom 2018, by dwelling type
- Share of households by tenure status in Italy 2018, by number of components
- Opinion on housing market and affordability in Italy 2018
- Change of homeownership rate in the U.S. 2001-2017, by age
- Age of first property purchase in Italy 2018
- Millennial homeownership rate in the U.S. 2016 and 2025, by ethnicity
- Share of Millennial expecting to rent in the future in selected U.S. metros 2019
- Gen Z homeownership rate in the U.S. 2016 and 2025, by ethnicity
- Share of households by tenure status in Italy 2010-2022
- Median tenure of sellers in home in the U.S. 1985-2016
- Share of households by tenure status in Italy 2022, by region
- Length of time homeowners planned to live in current home in the U.S. 2016, by age
- Custom houses' highlights people in two-income households wish Japan 2018
- Lifetime homeownership of Baby Boomers in the U.S. 1980-2016
- Homeowners behind on mortgage payments in the U.S. 2022, by gender
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GOV.UK. "Distribution of property tenure in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1980 to 2022." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/804446/property-tenure-distribution-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2023). Distribution of property tenure in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1980 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/804446/property-tenure-distribution-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Distribution of Property Tenure in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1980 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/804446/property-tenure-distribution-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Distribution of property tenure in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1980 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/804446/property-tenure-distribution-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Distribution of property tenure in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1980 to 2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/804446/property-tenure-distribution-in-the-united-kingdom/