The following chart show the results of a British survey taken in 2009 related to Housing preferences of UK people.

The following chart show the results of a British survey taken in 2009 related to Housing preferences of UK people.
The bar chart provides information about the preferred houses of British people
according to
a survey in the year 2009.
Overall
, apartments, detached, and semi-detached homes were popular among UK residents,
while
terraced houses were the least favourite. The housing preference of people from Liverpool was an apartment, with almost 60% of them living in an apartment.
This
percentage decreased by half with
London
residents,
while
20% from
Manchester
are residing in apartments.
On the contrary
terraced houses were the most unpopular type of housing among the three cities, especially in Liverpool with around 10%,
whereas
Manchester
and
London
have 12% and 20%, respectively.
On the other hand
, it can be noted that
London
and
Manchester
residents share the same interest in semi-detached homes with more than 35%,
while
there was approximately 20% recorded in
London
.
Moreover
, detached homes were
also
popular in
Manchester
with around 35%. It was followed by
London
with 25%, meanwhile Liverpool recorded 15%.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Housing preferences
  • Survey
  • Detached house
  • Terraced house
  • Flat/apartment
  • Urban
  • Rural
  • Demographics
  • Homeownership
  • Renting
  • Property prices
  • Economic factors
  • Life stage
  • Cultural attitudes
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