This statistic illustrates the reasons and motivations for consumers making changes to their home in the United Kingdom in 2015. Of respondents, half claimed the changes are necessary repairs and maintenance due to damage or wear and tear, while 38 percent felt 'like a change'.
Why have you made/will you make changes to your home this year?*
All who have made/will make changes to home in 2015
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? Why have you made/will you make these changes to your home this year?".
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ICM Research. (June 12, 2015). Why have you made/will you make changes to your home this year?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483685/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-motivations/
ICM Research. "Why have you made/will you make changes to your home this year?*." Chart. June 12, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483685/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-motivations/
ICM Research. (2015). Why have you made/will you make changes to your home this year?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483685/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-motivations/
ICM Research. "Why Have You Made/Will You Make Changes to Your Home This Year?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483685/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-motivations/
ICM Research, Why have you made/will you make changes to your home this year?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483685/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-motivations/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Why have you made/will you make changes to your home this year?* [Graph], ICM Research, June 12, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483685/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-motivations/