How home sizes are changing in the UK: Flats shrink but terraced houses and bungalows grow

The average floor area of an apartment or detached house in the UK has shrunk in the last decade.

However, according to the analysis of Nationwide Building Society, bungalows, terraced houses and semi -detached features often grew between 2013 and 2023.

Data were compiled by the British Housing Research by the Building Association.

Nationwide’s senior economist Andrew Harvey said: “Typical property dimensions have increased slightly in the last decade. Since 2013, the average floor area has risen from 95.3 square meters to 96.2 square meters.

“The biggest increase was in terrace houses where the average floor area is 3.6 percent larger than 2013. However, the average apartment, the smallest property type, is currently 1.7 percent smaller in 60.3 square meters 10 years ago.

“Reflecting the composition of the stock, the owner’s sector has the highest average floor area at 112 square meters. The average floor area in private and social rented sectors is 76 square meters and 65 square meters, respectively due to more apartment concentration.”

Harvey said that the total housing stock in the UK rose to 25.4 million houses in 2023.

“16.3 million housing owners are occupied from a total of 4,9 million rented, the remaining 4.2 million social rental sector (Local Authority or Housing Association property).”

According to Nationwide Building Society, the average ground areas for property species in the UK in 2023 in 2023 and then the 2023 and percentage change: