Estimate of empty homes number in England 2014

This statistic presents the estimations of English adults in the United Kingdom (UK) concerning the number of empty houses (excluding second or holiday homes) in England as of 2014. The majority - 21 percent - of respondents believed that empty houses number reaches between 100 and 199 thousand.

United Kingdom: Roughly how many homes, if any, do you think are currently empty in England today?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
0-99,999	15%
100,000-199,999	21%
200,000-299,999	17%
300,000-399,999	9%
400,000-499,999	7%
500,000-599,999	12%
600,000-699,999	4%
700,000-799,999	4%
800,000-899,999	3%
900,000-999,999	1%
1 million or more	8%

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Release date

November 2014

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

November 2014

Number of respondents

1,765*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Data was weighted to be representative of adults in the UK.
The exact question was: "Roughly how many homes, if any, do you think are currently empty in England today? By empty we mean that there is currently no-one living in that property, regardless of how long that has been the case (excluding second or holiday homes)."

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