Number of first time buyers in the United Kingdom 2005-2017

Total number of first time home buyers in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 1st half of 2017

The data depicts the total number of first time buyers in the UK from 2005 until June 2017, including only the first half of the year for 2017. It can be seen that the number of first time buyers dropped by over 167 thousand between 2007 and 2008. The number of first time buyers in 2015 reached a value of 310 thousand. It decreased to 294.7 thousand in 2016.

2005 363800
2006 402800
2007 359900
2008 192300
2009 196700
2010 199400
2011 193700
2012 217900
2013 269800
2014 311700
2015 310000
2016 294700
H1 2017 162704