Mosaic Diagram: UK households by driveway and car type (2025)

Percentages of 29m UK households. These are rough estimates.
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Data	Value	Source	Year	Notes and caveats
Total UK households	29,003,000	ONS Families and households in the UK	2025
Number of households without cars (England and Wales)	5,777,962	ONS Car or van availability	2021	2021 levels used as this is the latest census data. Between 2011 and 2021 censuses, this figure decreased by around 3.5%.
Number of households without cars (Scotland)	661,614	Scotland's Census - UV405 - Car or van availability	2022	2022 levels used as this is the latest census data.
Number of households without cars (Northern Ireland)	252,972	Northern Ireland Census - MS-E10: Car or van availability	2021	2021 levels used as this is the latest census data.
Proportion of households without on-street parking	32.7%	Field Dynamics On-Street Households Report 2024	2024	2024 levels used as latest data. Proportion used rather than absolute value as new households in 2025 may or may not have parking, e.g. flats and new developments with driveways
Number of EV drivers with driveways	1,355,447	Zapmap Home and Community EV Charging Stats	2025	Zapmap's variable is number of home chargers. We use this as a proxy for EV drivers with driveways. However, this will likely underestimate EV drivers with driveways because some of these do not have home chargers. Zapmap's estimates are based on the uptake of government grants for home chargers which are no longer applicable, and their own survey data.
Proportion of EV households with driveways	77%	Zapmap Home and Community EV Charging Stats	2025	Zapmap's variable is proportion of EV households with home chargers. We use this as a proxy for proportion of EV drivers with driveways. However, this will likely underestimate EV drivers with driveways because some of these do not have home chargers.
Proportion of car households without off-street parking	75%	RAC Foundation Standing Still	2021	The RAC's estimate is the proportion of cars whose home-based parking is on-street. We use this as a proxy for proportion of car households with on-street parking. However, the proportion of car households with on-street parking is likely higher than the proportion of cars parked on street because second or third cars might not fit on driveways.