Regional distribution of living situations 2017

This statistic displays the share of adult's tenure in the Untied Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by region. As can be seen from the data, London had by far the highest share of renters in the UK with 42 percent. only 19 percent of adults owned their property outright as compared to 34 percent in the south east.

Regional distribution of adult's living situations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by tenure

Characteristic	Own outright	buying with a mortgage	Renting	Other***
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Release date

June 2018

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

12,696**

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following best describes how you occupy the property you currently live in?"

** Base: All UK adults (unweighted 12,696/weighted: 12,690), excluding ‘don’t know’ responses (1%).

*** : ‘Other’ category includes living rent-free (including in relative’s or friend’s property, excluding squatting) (7% of all UK adults), sheltered accommodation (1%), comes with the job (<0.5%), and occupy it in another way (<0.5%).

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