The latest census has provided new insights into housing tenure across the UK, offering a detailed breakdown of home ownership and renting patterns by constituency. Respondents were asked to specify whether they owned their home outright, were purchasing with a mortgage, or rented from either a private or social landlord. Social landlords, in this case, include both local authorities and housing associations.
In addition to these categories, some households reported living in shared ownership homes, where they own part of the property and pay rent on the remainder. Other respondents indicated they were living rent-free in homes they did not own.
The data comes from the most recent census, which was conducted in March 2021 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and in March 2022 in Scotland.
To provide a broader context, UK averages have been calculated using the 2021 census data from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, alongside the 2022 data from Scotland. While these figures offer valuable comparative insights, they do not represent the population on any specific date.
According to these averages, 61.7% of UK households were homeowners, 19.5% were private renters, and 17.5% were renting from social landlords. These figures reflect a snapshot of the housing landscape across the nation, highlighting variations in tenure across regions.