UK Holiday HomeOwnershipAnother useful infographic from HomeProtect

How many people own holiday homes

Scotland and N. Ireland

England and Wales

8,181

165,095

live in

live in

Who owns holiday homes

85% holiday home owners are aged 40-70

25% are retired

Owners: local or remote?

South West40,00 0 o w n e rs 5 6 % live nearby

3 2 ,0 0 0 owners 44% live in another region

Wales28,50 0 o w n e rs 6 1 % live nearby

2 2 ,0 0 0 owners 39% live in another region

South East25,70 0 o w n e rs 5 9 % live nearby

1 8 ,0 0 0 owners 41% live in another region

Eastern20,00 0 o w n e rs 6 2 % live nearby

1 2 ,0 0 0 owners 38% live in another region

Yorkshire & Humber14,50 0 o w n e rs 7 0 % live nearby

6 ,0 0 0 owners 30% live in another region

Reasons people own a second home

77%Students & children of divorced parents

12%11%Weekday home for work

Holiday home

Where has the most holiday homes

Second homes for work purposes

Gwynedd in Wales

8,000 people in Gywnedd own a 2nd property there too

64 in 1,000 only live there occassionally

In England and Wales 2 . 6 m a le s to every 1 f e m a le have a second address for work purposes.

Good online reviews

61% of consumers would be more likely to make a holiday booking after reading a positive review

UK mini breaks

In 2011Brits took 58 million holidays of one night or more, spending £75 billion

Holiday home insurance

Men are 8 % less likely to buy holiday home insurance than women.

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Sources: http://www.gmb.org.uk, http://www.ons.gov.uk, http://www.independent.co.uk, http://www.travelmole.co.uk, http://www.etravel.com, http://www.themovechannel.com, http://www.visitengland.org, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat