BRITAIN’S PROPERTY BY NUMBERS

2017-08-08 -

£211,000

is the average cost of a first home in 2017, compared with £75,000 in 2000.

£70,311

is the average house price in the UK’S most affordable place for first-time buyers: Burnley in Lancashire

£1,311,684

is the average cost of a house in the most expensive place to buy in the UK: Kensington and Chelsea

1 million

properties in the UK are empty, many of which are second homes

5.3 times

the average salary is what first-time buyers can expect to pay for a home