Christmas stats to discuss over Christmas Dinner

Some Christmas stats:

Love them or hate them, the Brussels sprout is a quintessential part of a Christmas meal for many. In fact, the British are believed to eat more Brussels than anywhere else in Europe. The industry is worth £650 million to the UK. For that, you could purchase over 1,500 detached houses, or over 2,900 terraced properties or apartments.
Over 500 properties have sold with either 'Christmas' in their name or address across England and Wales since 1995, with 23 'Christmas' sales so far in 2021.
Total UK spend per head on Christmas is set to reach £1,275, just over £200 more than the current average UK monthly rent (£1,058 HomeLet).
15% of UK Christmas spending in 2021 is predicted to be on gifts, with spend per head expected to be £234, the equivalent of one week’s rent.

Everybody loves to know whats happening in the property industry so here's a few facts n' figures for you to discuss over Christmas Dinner.

28% of tenants are aged between 18 and 29.
78.9% of residents within New Forest own their own homes while 12% live in privately rented accommodation.
The highest value recorded by the Land Registry over the past 12 months was £1,150,000 for a flat and £2,500,000 for a house.
17% of sales in the past 12 months were flats, achieving an average sales price of £211,739. Houses achieved an average price of £469,815.
In the last five years there have been 1020 new private homes built across the Local/Unitary Authority of New Forest, an average of 204 per year.
Over the last 12 months, the average rent achieved for properties let in New Forest was £1,021 per month. This is a +6% change on the previous 12 month period.
46% of properties let in the past 12 months were flats, achieving an average rental value of £783 per month. Houses achieved an average rent of £1,299 per month.

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