Home size in England
England · 2024 dwelling stock
England’s mean home size, the share below 70 m² and differences by tenure. English Housing Survey data, original calculations, tables and sources.
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Homes, in numbers.
How much space do we have, where does renovation spending go, and how well do our homes serve us? Explore the evidence in clear comparisons, with the original sources and calculations close at hand.
The changing size of new American homes
United States · 1973 to 2025
Newly completed U.S. single-family home sizes from 1973 to 2025, with regional comparisons, original change calculations and downloadable Census-based data.
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How big is the average garden?
Great Britain · 2020 and 2025, separate studies
A source guide to garden size in Great Britain: ONS 2020 house-garden medians, the RHS 2025 estimate and why the figures cannot measure change over time.
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Where America’s renovation dollars go
United States · 2023 AHS-based estimates
U.S. home improvement spending by project type, with original spending-share calculations from Harvard JCHS data, source tables and a downloadable CSV.
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How many American homes are aging-ready?
United States · 2019 occupied housing stock
Aging-ready homes across nine U.S. Census divisions: 2019 estimates, a clear accessibility definition, regional comparisons, source notes and downloadable data.
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How old are America’s homes?
United States · 2024 primary occupied homes · preliminary
Which American homes were built before 1980? Original regional and owner/renter comparisons from the 2024 RECS, with survey weights, uncertainty and downloadable data.
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How much space do Americans have per person?
United States · 2024 primary occupied homes · preliminary
Average square footage per household member in occupied U.S. homes, with regional, owner/renter and household-size comparisons from preliminary 2024 EIA data.
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Which American homes need repairs?
United States · 2023 housing conditions · 2024 repair costs
What the $198.4 billion repair estimate measures, and how repair needs differ by housing age and tenure across four U.S. regions. Primary sources and clear limitations.
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Where the numbers come from
We work from original statistical releases and explain the population, period and limits beside the findings. Calculations by The Room Study are identified separately from the source estimates. These pages sit alongside our Stories as references, with tables and methods that can be checked.
Each resource includes a suggested citation and original source links. Downloads are offered where we can share them; restricted source databases stay with their publishers.
Our editorial policy · Ask about a figure or suggest a correctionBehind The £500,000 Question
Our housing-price Story has its own underlying local-authority tables and methodology. It compares a common budget with recorded property-type medians across England and Wales.