The pie charts and table show 25-year-olds’ accommodation and the availability of different types of housing in London in the 1990s and 2010s. Since 2010 the lower number of available 1-2 bedroom houses and flats has reduced the housing choices for this age group.

Shared accommodation has become the most common form of housing for this age group in the 2010s. In the 1990s, only around 50% of those surveyed lived in shared houses or flats. In the 2010s this number has grown to around 75% of 25-year-olds living in London. The higher number could be due to the stable availability of larger houses and flats during this period.

There was also a drop in the number of people living alone. In the 1990s around a quarter of 25-year-olds lived alone in London. However, from 2010 onwards, the reduction in the availability of 1-2 bedroom houses and flats has altered this figure. In the 1990s there were 34,000 1-2 bedroom houses and 32,000 1-2 bedroom flats available. These figures dropped to 12,000 and 10,000 from 2010 onwards.

Finally, living with parents has become less common. There was a reduction in the number of 25-year-olds living with parents from around a third in the 1990s to under a quarter in 2010.