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