UK Holiday HomeOwnership Another useful infographic from HomeProtect How many people own holiday homes Scotland and N. Ireland England and Wales 8,181 165,095 live in live in Who owns holiday homes 85% holiday home owners are aged 40-70 25% are retired Owners: local or remote? South West 40,000 owners 5 6 % live nearby 32,000 owners 44% live in another region Wales 28,500 owners 6 1 % live nearby 22,000 owners 39% live in another region South East 25,700 owners 5 9 % live nearby 18,000 owners 41% live in another region Eastern 20,000 owners 6 2 % live nearby 12,000 owners 38% live in another region Yorkshire & Humber 14,500 owners 7 0 % live nearby 6,000 owners 30% live in another region Reasons people own a second home 77% Students & children of divorced parents 12% 11% Weekday home for work Holiday home Where has the most holiday homes Second homes for work purposes Gwynedd in Wales 8,000 people in Gywnedd own a 2nd property there too 64 in 1,000 only live there occassionally In England and Wales 2 .6 m a le s to every 1 fe m a le have a second address for work purposes. Good online reviews 61% of consumers would be more likely to make a holiday booking after reading a positive review UK mini breaks In 2011 Brits took 58 million holidays of one night or more, spending £75 billion Holiday home insurance Men are 8 % less likely to buy holiday home insurance than women. Buy your UK holiday home insurance online: www.homeprotect.co.uk Sources: http://www.gmb.org.uk, http://www.ons.gov.uk, http://www.independent.co.uk, http://www.travelmole.co.uk, http://www.etravel.com, http://www.themovechannel.com, http://www.visitengland.org, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat