Home ownership rate in United Kingdom
65.2% of people in United Kingdom lived in a home owned by their household in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest since 2012. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2018
65.2%
Change from 2017
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2018
69.9%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
72.4%
Home ownership rate in United Kingdom over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 68.5% |
| 2024 | – | 68.4% |
| 2023 | – | 69.1% |
| 2022 | – | 69.1% |
| 2021 | – | 69.8% |
| 2020 | – | 70.0% |
| 2019 | – | 69.8% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | 69.9%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 65.0%b (break in time series) | 70.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 63.4% | 70.1%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 63.5% | 70.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 64.4% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 64.6% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 66.7%b (break in time series) | 71.0%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 67.9% | 70.8%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 70.0% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 69.9% | – |
| 2008 | 72.5% | – |
| 2007 | 73.3% | – |
| 2006 | 71.4% | – |
| 2005 | 70.0% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 65.0% in 2017.
- Since 2008, when it was 72.5%, the figure has changed by −7.3 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2018 was 69.9%.
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Overcrowding rate
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Housing cost overburden rate
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
5.4%
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Average household size
2.3 people per household
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House prices, quarterly
2.7%
Q3 2020 · Eurostat