Home improvement expectations 2015 survey

This statistic displays the home improvement work consumers expect to carry out in 2015 compared to 2014 in the United Kingdom. Of respondents, 42 percent expected to repaint or re-carpet a room in 2015 compared to 33 percent the year before.

Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? And which changes did you make in 2014?*

Characteristic	2015	2014
Repainting or re-carpeting a room	42%	33%
Adding in a new piece of furniture or decorative item	25%	21%
Renovating a room	20%	14%
Work on the exterior of the property	17%	12%
Landscaping your garden	17%	10%
Building work, e.g. extension, conservatory or porch	5%	4%
None of these	28%	38%

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Release date

June 2015

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 11 to 13, 2015

Number of respondents

2,002 respondents

Age group

14 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? And thinking about last year, which of the following changes to your home did you make in 2014?"

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