by James Gradel | Sep 8, 2026 | Housing Research
Check out our new interactive map that shows the geographical distribution of overcrowded households in England and Wales. Having too few homes in our big cities means that a great number of young people and families live in overcrowded conditions. For the first...
by James Gradel | Jul 15, 2026 | Housing Research, International
Many benefits of densifying urban centres are intuitive: better connectivity for workers, access to local amenities, more people using sustainable public transport. The list goes on. New evidence from Cambridge, Massachusetts shows that prioritising urban areas for...
by James Gradel | Mar 30, 2026 | Housing Research
The Government has announced promising plans that could transform one of Britain’s most unaffordable cities: thousands of new homes for working families, improved public transport to cut commuting times, and many new job opportunities. And you have the chance to...
by James Gradel & Kane Emerson | Mar 11, 2026 | Housing Research
London’s housing crisis is pricing out families. The sky-high cost of space means that many Londoners face a tough question: if you want to have children, what do you sacrifice? Do you try to fit your family into a small home, or do you say goodbye to the community...
by James Gradel | Jan 21, 2026 | Housing Research
The cost of living is often discussed as a question of energy prices, groceries, and wages. But there is an even more fundamental driver persistently pushing up costs for families across Britain: housing costs. The average house now costs eight times more than the...
by Kane Emerson | Dec 18, 2025 | Housing Research
A map of rent per square metre for renters in England and Wales If you rent, you probably don’t think in square metres. You think about how many bedrooms and space you can actually get for your monthly budget. Take £1,500 a month. In parts of the North East or Wales,...
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