This statistic displays the average number of individuals per household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by decile. Households in the bottom decile had, on average, 2.1 individuals. This was the lowest number of individuals of any decile group. Households in the fifht, eighth and ninth decile had, on average, 2.5 individuals. This was the highest number of individuals among the decile groups.
These family food datasets contain more detailed information than the ‘Family Food’ report and mainly provide statistics from 2001 onwards. The UK household purchases and the UK household expenditure spreadsheets include statistics from 1974 onwards. These spreadsheets are updated annually when a new edition of the ‘Family Food’ report is published.
The ‘purchases’ spreadsheets give the average quantity of food and drink purchased per person per week for each food and drink category. The ‘nutrient intake’ spreadsheets give the average nutrient intake (eg energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat, fibre, minerals and vitamins) from food and drink per person per day. The ‘expenditure’ spreadsheets give the average amount spent in pence per person per week on each type of food and drink. Several different breakdowns are provided in addition to the UK averages including figures by region, income, household composition and characteristics of the household reference person.
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Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.
This zip file contains the Code History Database for the United Kingdom as at December 2017. To download the zip file click the Download button. The Code History Database (CHD) contains the GSS nine-character codes, where allocated, for current and new statistical geographies from 1 January 2009. The codes consist of a simple alphanumeric structure; the first three characters (ANN) represent the area entity (i.e. type; or category of geography) and the following six characters (NNNNNN) represent the specific area instance. The CHD provides multiple functionality including details of codes, relationships, hierarchies and archived data. The CHD can be used in conjunction with the Register of Geographic Codes (RGC) that summarises the range of area instances within each geographic entity. The GSS Coding and Naming policy for some statistical geographies was implemented on 1 January 2011. From this date, where new codes have been allocated they should be used in all exchanges of statistics and published outputs that normally include codes. For further information on this product, please read the user guide and version notes contained within the product zip file.
· New entity for County Electoral Divisions (E58)
· Updates to Electoral Wards in England (E05), Clinical Commissioning Groups in England (E38) (name changes) and Waste Authorities in England (E50).
· Updates to all Geography Constitutions to as at 31/12/2017
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Please Note - Field called Combined in Equivalents.csv and in database has been removed. This field was used for QA purposes. 02/03/18. Some CCGs added to Equivalents table. (09/03/18)
This statistic illustrates the average monthly household spend on mobile services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, the average monthly household spend on mobile services was 45.9 British pounds.
The Health Survey Northern Ireland (HSNI) was commissioned by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland and the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) carried out the survey on their behalf. This survey series has been running on a continuous basis since April 2010 with separate modules for different policy areas included in different financial years. It covers a range of health topics that are important to the lives of people in Northern Ireland. The HSNI replaces the previous Northern Ireland Health and Social Wellbeing Survey (available under SNs 4589, 4590 and 5710).
Adult BMI, height and weight measurements, accompanying demographic and derived variables, geography, and a BMI weighting variable, are available in separate datasets for each survey year.
Further information is available from the https://www.nisra.gov.uk/health-survey-northern-ireland" title="Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency">Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and the https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/topics/doh-statistics-and-research/health-survey-northern-ireland" title="Department of Health (Northern Ireland)">Department of Health (Northern Ireland) survey webpages.
The Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2016-2017 provides a source of information on a wide range of health issues relevant to Northern Ireland. The information collected is pursuing the development of policies aimed at improving the health and well-being of the Northern Ireland population.
As of 2021, households in the United Kingdom where the head of the household was of an other ethnic background had the highest proportion of household income earning more than ***** pounds a week, at ** percent.
This is not the latest release of these statistics. The latest release can be found in the Universal Credit statistics collection.
These monthly experimental statistics include the total number of people:
The statistics are broken down by:
This month’s publication also includes statistics for households on Universal Credit up to 8 December 2016, broken down by:
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Not counting student loans, the average amount of personal loans in a UK household grew by more than 1,000 British pounds between 2014 and 2019. Whilst only just returning to values recorded in 2009, the figure for 2019 marks a growth driven by an increased use of personal loans to finance one's needs in recent years. Increased were especially observed in 2016 and 2017 - as the loan average increased by over *** British pounds in both years.
This statistic shows the percentage of weekly household spending going on food and drink in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2018. In the financial year ending in 2018, 10.6 percent of UK household spend went on food and non-alcoholic drink. This is a small increase compared to the year ending 2017. After a reaching a high of 11.6 percent in 2012 spending levels went down again and in 2017 they had returned to the same level as in 2007. Spending in lower income households is significantly higher than in the average household.
The statistic shows the average purchase per person per week of white bread in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2022/2023. In 2023, *** grams of white bread was consumed per person per week in UK households. This is the first increase in average consumption volumes since 2017/2018.
The average gas price in Great Britain in May 2025 was 82.59 British pence per therm. This was seven pence higher than the same month the year prior and follows a trend of increasing gas prices. Energy prices in the UK Energy prices in the UK have been exceptionally volatile throughout the 2020s. Multiple factors, such as a lack of gas storage availability and the large share of gas in heating, have exacerbated the supply issue in the UK that followed the Russia-Ukraine war. This has also led to many smaller suppliers announcing bankruptcy, while an upped price cap threatened the energy security of numerous households. The United Kingdom has some of the highest household electricity prices worldwide. How is gas used in the UK? According to a 2023 survey conducted by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 58 percent of respondents used gas as a heating method during the winter months. On average, household expenditure on energy from gas in the UK stood at some 24.9 billion British pounds in 2023, double the amount spent just two years prior.
In 2022, respondents with a household reference person aged 65 to 74 years spent an average of **** British pounds a week on toiletries and soap. The age group with the lowest average expenditure per week were households with a reference person aged below **, they spent **** British pounds.
In 2022, house price growth in the UK slowed, after a period of decade-long increase. Nevertheless, in March 2025, prices reached a new peak, with the average home costing ******* British pounds. This figure refers to all property types, including detached, semi-detached, terraced houses, and flats and maisonettes. Compared to other European countries, the UK had some of the highest house prices. How have UK house prices increased over the last 10 years? Property prices have risen dramatically over the past decade. According to the UK house price index, the average house price has grown by over ** percent since 2015. This price development has led to the gap between the cost of buying and renting a property to close. In 2023, buying a three-bedroom house in the UK was no longer more affordable than renting one. Consequently, Brits have become more likely to rent longer and push off making a house purchase until they have saved up enough for a down payment and achieved the financial stability required to make the step. What caused the recent fluctuations in house prices? House prices are affected by multiple factors, such as mortgage rates, supply, and demand on the market. For nearly a decade, the UK experienced uninterrupted house price growth as a result of strong demand and a chronic undersupply. Homebuyers who purchased a property at the peak of the housing boom in July 2022 paid ** percent more compared to what they would have paid a year before. Additionally, 2022 saw the most dramatic increase in mortgage rates in recent history. Between December 2021 and December 2022, the **-year fixed mortgage rate doubled, adding further strain to prospective homebuyers. As a result, the market cooled, leading to a correction in pricing.
Average car and van occupancy in England amounted to roughly 1.6 in 2018. That year, the source rounded figures to the nearest decimal, making a comparison with previous years difficult. In 2017, there were 1.55 people in a car or van per journey. Between 2002 and 2017, figures oscillated between 1.59 and 1.55, with highest figures recorded for 2002 and 2008.
Car ownership in England
Car ownership was highest in Southern England, with residents in the East, South East, South West and East Midlands owning an average of 1.4 cars per household. In the East of England and the East Midlands 43 percent of households were multiple car owners. Overall, 53 percent of United Kingdom motorists had one car available to them.
Car availability in household
According to a 2017 Statista survey, approximately 87 percent of United Kingdom residents had a car permanently available to them in their household. Of these, 66 percent had their own car.
Between November 2023 and November 2024, around *** million people in England regularly participated in cycling, representing a slight decrease on the previous survey period. Participation levels noticeably increased during the ******* period, with nearly *** million people cycling during this time. How much money do people in the UK spend on bicycles? In 2023, household spending on bicycles in the UK neared *** billion British pounds, reflecting a decrease of nearly *** percent compared to the previous year. The sales volume of new bicycles in the UK has been on a downward trend since 2020, dropping to just over *** million in 2024. However, while fewer bicycles are being purchased, their prices have been steadily increasing. In 2024, the average price of a new bicycle in the UK was around *** British pounds. How popular is Olympic cycling in the UK? In 2024, nearly ** percent of the UK population reported following track cycling as part of the Summer Olympics. Around that same year, public funding for Olympic cycling in the UK reached its highest-ever level, with investment for the Paris 2024 cycle approaching ** million British pounds. Additionally, Great Britain ranks among the countries with the most Olympic medals in track cycling, along with France and Italy.
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This statistic displays the average number of individuals per household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by decile. Households in the bottom decile had, on average, 2.1 individuals. This was the lowest number of individuals of any decile group. Households in the fifht, eighth and ninth decile had, on average, 2.5 individuals. This was the highest number of individuals among the decile groups.