Backyard sizes revealed, how does yours measure up?

The newest evaluation by Quickmove Properties reveals that the typical backyard measurement for an English house is an estimated 255 sq. metres, though this falls to simply 81 sq. metres in Portsmouth.

Quickmove Properties calculated the typical backyard measurement for a house throughout each space in England primarily based on complete residential backyard house in a given space relative to the whole estimated variety of dwellings.

Backyard or outside house, be it personal or communal, is a big promoting level for a lot of homebuyers and as we speak, the overwhelming majority of latest houses reaching the market nonetheless include their very own gardens.

In actual fact, evaluation by Quickmove Properties reveals that 92% of indifferent new-builds presently in the marketplace include a backyard, rising to 100% of brand name new bungalow-style park houses.

You’ll discover a backyard with 88% of terraced houses and virtually half of flats (47%), although it’s most certainly to be an area shared between quite a few occupiers, or restricted to these with floor stage properties.

The analysis by Quickmove Properties additionally revealed there are 6.4 billion sq. metres of residential backyard house in England, shared between an estimated complete of 25.2 million dwellings. This implies the nation’s common backyard measurement is available in at 255 sq. metres, roughly the scale of a tennis courtroom.

On a regional stage, the biggest gardens are discovered within the East of England with a mean measurement of 335 sq. metres.

The South West and South East will not be far behind with common backyard sizes of 334 sq. metres and 333 sq. metres respectively.

London is house to by far the smallest gardens, averaging simply 100 sq. metres, adopted by the North East at 187 sq. metres.

When breaking the nation down on a extra granular stage, it’s Portsmouth that’s house to the smallest gardens outdoors of London.

The port metropolis has fewer metropolis houses with gardens when in comparison with the remainder of the nation and never solely are gardens briefly provide, however the common measurement of a backyard in Portsmouth is simply 81 sq. metres

Portsmouth is adopted by Manchester (102 Sqm) and Brighton (112 sqm), with each areas additionally boasting a few of the smallest backyard sizes within the nation when trying outdoors of London.

Small, easy-to-maintain gardens carry pleasure

Whereas a big backyard has vital impression on the worth and desirability of a household house, compact outside areas can nonetheless carry pleasure and fulfilment for green-fingered lovers, as not too long ago proved by Quickmove Properties’ Park Residence Gardener of the 12 months competitors.

Each park house has a minimal 3 metres surrounding every house, which means you’ll at all times get a backyard space with a park house! Quickmove’s competitors has proven that park residents can get very inventive with this outside house, making room for luscious flower beds, patios, decking, hanging baskets, pots, tubs and even scorching tubs!

The winner of Quickmove’s Park Residence Gardener of the 12 months competitors is Cristina Llewellyn from Thames Retreat Park who submitted an excellent picture of their stylish, inventive and beautifully-kept pure backyard house, alongside their waterfront park house. Quickmove cherished her refined placement of perennial vegetation, the stepping-stone path winding right down to the river and the way a big tree is made to suit into the scene. Christina was thrilled with the award, explaining that gardening has grow to be a passion since shifting to the park house which was a clean canvas once they moved in.

You may take a look at extra of the splendidly inventive gardens which entered Quickmove’s Park Residence Gardener of the 12 months competitors https://www.quickmoveproperties.co.uk/park_home_gardener_of_the_year_2023_winner?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=gardenercomp.

Gross sales Director at Quickmove Properties, Mark O’Dwyer stated, “Gardens have lengthy carried sturdy enchantment within the eyes of homebuyers, however for the reason that pandemic and being locked down for months on finish, it’s honest to say we now have new discovered appreciation that has solely added to their enchantment.

Sadly, the house to offer beneficiant gardens in cities and cities is, on the identical time, changing into much less and fewer, particularly for individuals seeking to retire, the place usually it’s solely flats which are obtainable.

With the park house choice, silver downsizers can take pleasure in their compact outdoors house to develop vegetation and flowers, harvest patio tomatoes, and have mates over for a drink or BBQ, when the climate permits! That is the place the enjoyment of gardens comes from, and also you don’t want monumental quantities of land for it, as our competitors entrants have completely demonstrated.”