ONS holiday homes data
The ONS has just published a detailed report on holiday homes in England & Wales. Full report here, but some key points below. Any thoughts, whizz them across ASAP.
- The South West had the highest concentration of holiday homes compared with other English regions and Wales, at 7.5 for every 1,000 homes.
- This was followed by Wales, with 6.9 holiday homes for every 1,000 homes. London had the lowest, at 0.6 per 1,000.
- The figure was higher in local authority areas known as popular tourist destinations. In South Hams in Devon, there were 44.1 holiday homes for every 1,000 homes.
- This was the highest rate of any local authority area in England and Wales excluding the Isles of Scilly, which has a particularly small resident population.
- South Hams has a long coastline and is home to the southern part of Dartmoor National Park, as well as the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
- South Hams was followed by Gwynedd in North Wales (41.0 per 1,000 homes), which contains most of Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, North Norfolk (38.7 per 1,000) and the Isle of Anglesey (32.9 per 1,000).