Home purchasing in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report about home purchases in the UK

Home purchasing in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report presents a range of statistics and facts on home purchasing, sales, property websites and first time buyers of real estate in the United Kingdom.

Table of contents

Ownership of homes

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  • Basic Statistic Home ownership rate in the UK 2007-2018
  • Basic Statistic Homeownership rate in Europe 2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Homebuyer sentiment in the UK 2012-2023, per quarter
  • Premium Statistic Share of owner occupied households in England 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Homeowner distribution in England 2023, by home financing and age

Mortgages

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  • Premium Statistic Leading mortgage lenders in the UK 2021, by amount outstanding
  • Premium Statistic Leading mortgage lenders in the UK 2021-2022, by gross lending
  • Premium Statistic Market share of leading mortgage lenders in the UK 2021, by mortgages outstanding
  • Premium Statistic Average mortgage interest rates in the UK 2000-2024, per quarter and type
  • Premium Statistic Average mortgage interest rate in the UK 2010-2023, per quarter
  • Basic Statistic Gross mortgage lending and change from previous year in the UK 2007-2023, per quarter
  • Basic Statistic Monthly development of the value of remortgaging loan approvals in the UK 2010-2022
  • Basic Statistic Monthly development of approvals for house purchase mortgage in the UK 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of homes with mortgage in 2023, by household type

House sales

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  • Premium Statistic Number of housing transactions in the UK 2016-2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Number of house sales by month in the UK 2005-2023
  • Premium Statistic Average property asking price in the United Kingdom (UK) Q4 2019, by region
  • Premium Statistic Average property asking price in London (UK) Q4 2019, by region
  • Premium Statistic Average number of days to sell property in Great Britain 2018-2022
  • Premium Statistic Average number of days to sell property in Great Britain 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Share of high street vs online estate agent transactions in the UK Q2 2022
  • Premium Statistic Average stock per estate agent in the UK 2018-2022

Housing stock completions

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  • Premium Statistic UK housing: Total annual housing completions in England Q2 2014-Q4 2019
  • Premium Statistic Annual housing completions by private enterprises in England Q4 2014-Q4 2019
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly housing completions in past year by associations in England 1979-2020
  • Premium Statistic Annual housing completions by local authorities in England Q1 2013 - Q2 2020

Residential property transaction numbers

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  • Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in the UK 2006-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in England 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in Scotland 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in Wales 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in Northern Ireland 2012-2022

First-buyers: property purchase

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  • Basic Statistic Attitude towards buying residential property in the United Kingdom 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of first time buyers in the UK 2009-2023
  • Premium Statistic England: average age of first time homebuyers from 2005-2023
  • Premium Statistic First-time buyer mortgage in the UK 2022-2023, by region

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