Housing cost overburden rate in United Kingdom
15.1% of people in United Kingdom spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest since 2011. 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
15.1%
Change from 2017
+2.7percentage points
European Union, 2018
9.6%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
8.3%
Housing cost overburden rate in United Kingdom over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 7.6% |
| 2024 | – | 8.2% |
| 2023 | – | 8.8% |
| 2022 | – | 8.7% |
| 2021 | – | 8.7% |
| 2020 | – | 7.8% |
| 2019 | – | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 12.4%b (break in time series) | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 12.3% | 10.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 12.4% | 11.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 12.5%b (break in time series) | 11.5%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 7.9% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 7.3%b (break in time series) | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | – |
| 2008 | 16.3% | – |
| 2007 | 16.3% | – |
| 2006 | 16.4% | – |
| 2005 | 14.7% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.7 percentage points from 12.4% in 2017.
- Since 2008, when it was 16.3%, the figure has changed by −1.2 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 9.6%.