Twickenham Baby Boomers and their 1,934 Spare ‘Spare’ Bedrooms
An additional 7,555 spare bedrooms have been locked out of the Richmond upon Thames housing market since 2011 as Britain’s ageing population means the country’s stock of homes is being used more unproductively.
The number of spare bedrooms in Richmond upon Thames between 2011 and 2021 increased from 79,810 to 82,304.
The number of Richmond upon Thames households living in properties with at least two spare bedrooms (i.e., spare 'spare' bedrooms) increased by 1,934, from 26,568 households to 28,502 households between those ten years.
That means 35.3% of Richmond upon...