Only 24% of second homes are used solely for that purpose

Date Published 30 August 2023

* Latest data from the English Housing Survey reveals that there are 3.3 million second homes. Of that, the vast majority are rented out (69%).

* A small portion are second homes which are due to be rented out or sold shortly (6%) and a very small slice are used by student children (just 1%).

* Which means the remainder (24%) are used exclusively as a second home.

Source: Dataloft, English Housing Survey, data for 2021–2022