Number of dwellings sold or transferred rose 41.2% to 1,475 '000 in the United Kingdom in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of dwellings sold or transferred in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 1,670 '000 in 2006 and an all time low of 858 '000 in 2009. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, number of dwellings sold or transferred in Belgium amounted to 143 '000, 1,435 '000 in France, 600 '000 in Germany and 68.0 '000 in Ireland in 2021.
United Kingdom has been ranked 4th within the group of 26 countries we follow in terms of number of dwellings sold or transferred, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Dwellings Sold / Transferred | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Belgium | '000 | 104 | 119 | 124 | 130 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| France | '000 | 1,006 | 1,105 | 1,228 | 1,216 | 1,324 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 | 577 | 575 | 567 | 575 | 608 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56.2 | 55.2 | 61.2 | 63.2 | 67.2 | |||||||||||
| Italy | '000 | 445 | 517 | 543 | 579 | 604 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 | 6.27 | 6.33 | 7.40 | 7.55 | 7.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 | 178 | 215 | 242 | 219 | 219 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 161 | 173 | 189 | 212 | 214 | ... | ||||||||||
| Spain | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 402 | 458 | 532 | 583 | 570 | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,230 | 1,235 | 1,223 | 1,192 | 1,177 |
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