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Housing issues in the United Kingdom

Statistics report about issues in the UK residential housing market

This report presents a range of statistics and facts on issues facing home owners and potential home owners in the United Kingdom (UK). It includes statistics covering housing affordability, house price to income ratios, mortgage and rental costs, the help to buy scheme, vacant homes and repossessions as well as non-decent homes and residents general concerns and satisfaction with housing.

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Housing affordability

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  • Premium Statistic Number of households in London, England 2008-2025, by tenure
  • Premium Statistic Share of private renters in England 2025, by household type
  • Premium Statistic Number of social rented households in England 2000-2025
  • Premium Statistic Share of homes with mortgage in 2025, by household type
  • Basic Statistic Ability to afford a purchase or move of house in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
  • Basic Statistic Long term affordability of housing according to United Kingdom (UK) adults in 2019

Mortgage and rent payments

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  • Basic Statistic First time home buyer average monthly costs vs rental payments in the UK 2012-2023
  • Basic Statistic Average monthly home buying costs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2023
  • Premium Statistic Monthly costs of buying a property in the UK 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Average mortgage interest rate in the UK 2010-2025, by quarter
  • Premium Statistic Mortgage interest and council tax household spending in the UK 2016-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic House price to income ratio in the United Kingdom 1987-2025, by quarter
  • Premium Statistic Monthly Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR) in the UK 2015-2026
  • Premium Statistic Median weekly rent for private rentals and social rentals UK 2019/2020, by region
  • Basic Statistic Average weekly rent of social renters in England 2009-2024
  • Premium Statistic Ratio of house prices to incomes in London, England 2022, by area
  • Premium Statistic Ratio of house prices to incomes in England 2018, by region
  • Basic Statistic Household rent to income ratio in the UK 2025, by region

The Help to Buy scheme

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  • Basic Statistic Share of Help to Buy bonuses paid in the UK 2015-2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Average amount paid in Help to Buy ISA bonuses in the UK 2015-2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Help to Buy ISA bonuses paid in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Help to buy bonuses and property completions in the UK 2015-2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Help to Buy bonuses and property completions in the UK 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of ISA bonuses paid with the help to buy scheme in the UK 2016-2023, per month
  • Premium Statistic Amount paid in ISA bonuses in the help to buy scheme in the UK 2016-2023

Vacant homes and repossessions

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  • Basic Statistic Number of houses recorded as long-term empty in England in 2018, by tax band
  • Basic Statistic Number of long term empty homes in England 2018, by region
  • Premium Statistic Number of long term empty homes in London, England 2018, by area
  • Premium Statistic All social housing vacancies in Wales 2018-2019, by availability and vacancy length
  • Basic Statistic Regional share of houses recorded as long-term empty in England in 2018
  • Premium Statistic Number of repossessed houses in England and Wales 2016-2023, by region

Non-decent homes

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  • Premium Statistic Share of non-decent homes in England 2006-2021, by tenure
  • Premium Statistic Overcrowded housing in England from 2005 to 2023, by tenure
  • Basic Statistic Share of houses with damp problems in England 2003-2022
  • Basic Statistic Insulation of housing stock in England 2008-2022
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