Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type was 2 Average in 2018. ▲ Rising
Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Average.
Analysis
In 2018, average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in United Kingdom stood at 2 Average.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in United Kingdom peaked at 2.1 Average in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8 Average, in 2005.
United Kingdom ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.8 Average | — |
| 2006 | 1.8 Average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 Average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8 Average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8 Average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8 Average | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 Average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 Average | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9 Average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 Average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 Average | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9 Average | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1 Average | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 2 Average | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8 Average | 1.8 Average | 1.8 Average | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.92 Average | 1.8 Average | 2.1 Average | 9 |
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More urban development data for United Kingdom
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- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 84,579 Number (2016)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 476.36 million Number (2016)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 26,973 Million euro (2018)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 34,000 Number (1996)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 160,831 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2019)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 15.1% (2018)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 34.8% (2018)
- Total housing costs in pps 624 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2018)
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 17.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in United Kingdom?
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in United Kingdom was 2 Average in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 Average in 2017.
- What is the lowest average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 Average in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom rank for average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type from 2003 onwards. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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