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Whats the comparison of sizes like ? Really curious because if the next smaller house in size is a trailer then the UK sizes must be weirdly small.

onion2k 10y ago
Here in the UK houses are tiny compared to the USA, but it's really just because there's far less available land to build on. The entire UK is about half the size of California.
TulliusCicero 10y ago
Average home size in the UK is less than half that of the US: http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/how-big-is-a-house http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/how-big-is-a-house US @ 77 sq meters per capita vs UK @ 33 sq meters per capita.
- jdietrich 10y ago
  The average new-build British home is 76 square metres; a typical single-wide mobile home ranges from 60 to 93 square metres. We're a crowded island, we have small houses.
  - dagw 10y ago
    We're a crowded island, we have small houses. The UK has a lower population density the than both Belgium and Holland, both of which have larger average houses than the UK. So there has to be more to it than simply being 'crowded'.
    - HarryHirsch 10y ago
      Haven't run the numbers, but the impression is that the South of England is much more densely populated. The majority of people lives south of the M62 and east of the M5/M6 highways. And then there's greenbelts to prevent the endless exurbanization.
      - dagw 10y ago
        Good point. Greater London, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Essex and Kent all have a higher population density than Holland, and between them count for a significant part of the UK population.
        mrow84 10y ago
        When you go north, and more generally away from population centres, the houses do seem to be quite a bit larger. There, of course, there are other limiting factors, most often wages.
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- zelos 10y ago
  Yet in the equally crowded Netherlands, the average house size is much larger. Is it just the house building industry is really poor here in the UK?
  - elthran 10y ago
    Pretty much, yes.
  - 72deluxe 10y ago
    Yes, the new houses they build are effectively shoe-boxes. Where you see them clearing land and think "ah they'll put a house there", instead they build two.

onion2k 10y ago

Here in the UK houses are tiny compared to the USA, but it's really just because there's far less available land to build on. The entire UK is about half the size of California.

TulliusCicero 10y ago

Average home size in the UK is less than half that of the US: http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/how-big-is-a-house http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/how-big-is-a-house US @ 77 sq meters per capita vs UK @ 33 sq meters per capita.

jdietrich 10y ago
The average new-build British home is 76 square metres; a typical single-wide mobile home ranges from 60 to 93 square metres. We're a crowded island, we have small houses.
- dagw 10y ago
  We're a crowded island, we have small houses. The UK has a lower population density the than both Belgium and Holland, both of which have larger average houses than the UK. So there has to be more to it than simply being 'crowded'.
  - HarryHirsch 10y ago
    Haven't run the numbers, but the impression is that the South of England is much more densely populated. The majority of people lives south of the M62 and east of the M5/M6 highways. And then there's greenbelts to prevent the endless exurbanization.
    - dagw 10y ago
      Good point. Greater London, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Essex and Kent all have a higher population density than Holland, and between them count for a significant part of the UK population.
      - mrow84 10y ago
        When you go north, and more generally away from population centres, the houses do seem to be quite a bit larger. There, of course, there are other limiting factors, most often wages.
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zelos 10y ago
Yet in the equally crowded Netherlands, the average house size is much larger. Is it just the house building industry is really poor here in the UK?
- elthran 10y ago
  Pretty much, yes.
- 72deluxe 10y ago
  Yes, the new houses they build are effectively shoe-boxes. Where you see them clearing land and think "ah they'll put a house there", instead they build two.