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How big is the average UK home?
This map shows the average size of homes sold in each region of the UK since 2020. The figures are in square feet and based on completed sales. When you look at the spread of results, the first thing that stands out is how similar most regions are. Given the wide kaleidoscope of different property types across the UK, from terraces to detached homes to apartments, the average size hardly moves at all. The main exception is Northern Ireland, where homes are noticeably larger on average.
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% of Homes Owned Outright in Frome
This map shows the percentage of homes in the Frome area that are owned outright, without a mortgage.
The deeper blue shades indicate locations where a larger number of households have already paid off their mortgage. The turquoise areas tend to show places where most the owners are still paying their mortgage. The lighter green areas usually show where there is a higher proportion of rented accommodation, either private or social.
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The October Property Market Slips… But Don’t Be Fooled
The number of UK homes sold subject to contract in October 2025 slipped 2.6% compared with October 2024, falling from 114,275 to 111,314. It is the kind of statistic that grabs attention, and some will no doubt use it as proof that the market is softening.
London carried most of the decline, down 11.7% overall. When London is split down, Inner London dropped 14.1% and Outer London 8.9%. However, as number of house sales in London only represents a small portion of the national home sales, meaning that even sharp London falls barely dent overall UK figures. (Inner London house sales went from 7,065 in October 2024 to 6,070 sales in October 2025 and Outer London went from 5,031 house sales in October 2024 to 4,620 in October 2025.)
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Frome House Price Review: The October 2025 Update
Frome homeowner or landlord? Curious about the trends in the Frome property market? One measure is the average price paid for homes bought and sold in Frome in the last 12 months, on a rolling month by month basis.
Each month I like to share this figure, and whilst this figure alone will not tell you much, its trend will. My followers on social media know I write regular articles on the Frome property market. It is in those articles I expand and clarify what these monthly figures mean to you.
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Did you know there are five homes in the UK called “Halloween”?
Three more even go by “Halloween Cottage.”
You’ll find them in places like Norwich, Southampton, Bristol, Leatherhead and the Cotswolds. Imagine the postman’s face every October when he has to deliver there.
What’s fascinating is how a name instantly changes the feeling we have about a property.
