08/05/2026
Flats vs Houses… and the gap is bigger than many people realise.
Across almost every region of the UK, houses are significantly more likely to sell than flats.
A few examples:
📍 Inner London
Flats: 31.61%
Houses: 48.36%
📍 North West
Flats: 44.17%
Houses: 64.12%
📍 East of England
Flats: 44.93%
Houses: 53.08%
And Scotland? The outlier.
It’s the only part of the UK where flats actually outperform houses when it comes to selling.
So what does this really tell us?
Not that flats are “bad” investments or somehow broken.
It shows that buyer demand has become more selective.
Flats often rely on a narrower buyer pool and are more affected by affordability, service charges, lending criteria, and changing buyer priorities. When the market tightens, they tend to feel it first.
But the key point is this:
There is no single “UK flat market”.
Every town, every street, every development behaves differently.
And here in Sawbridgeworth and Bishop’s Stortford, local strategy matters far more than national headlines.
Because if you’re thinking of moving, the most important thing is not what the UK market is doing… it’s understanding how your specific home fits into your local market.
That starts with realistic pricing, smart positioning, and a strategy designed to help you actually move.