Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and was 17.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 17.4% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in United Kingdom peaked at 21.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2012.
United Kingdom ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.5% | — |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -44.8% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -44.8% | 21.0% | 11.6% |
| 2014 | +38.5% | 12.2% | 16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.5% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 11.6% | 21.2% | 9 |
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- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 34.8% (2018)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in United Kingdom?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in United Kingdom was 17.4% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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