Census 2021: More Horsham residents own holiday homes

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More people in Horsham had a second address as a holiday home than in 2011, census figures show.

As part of the 2021 census, the Office for National Statistics has revealed which areas in the UK have the most holiday home owners.

The ONS says there has been a 4.7% increase across England and Wales in the number of people staying at a second, holiday home address for more than 30 days a year, rising from 426,000 to 447,000.

The figures – from the 2021 census – show there were 1,459 people from Horsham staying at holiday homes – up from 1,435 in 2011.

This means 1.1% of the area's 131,301 residents regularly stayed at a holiday home as of 2021.

As staycations become more popular, so too has the number of people with holiday hideaways in other parts of the UK – 189,000 did so as of 2021, up from 155,000 a decade prior.