Floor Plan and Home Renovation Statistics 2026
How much do homeowners spend on renovations, how big are new homes, and do buyers look at floor plans? This page collects 80 figures from government statistics, housing research centres and industry surveys, each credited to its source and year. Where two reputable sources disagree, both are shown so you can see the spread.
Renovation spending and market size
Spending figures vary with who is counted: all homeowners, only those who renovated, or users of one platform. The table below puts the main measures side by side.
Harvard JCHS projects US spending on renovations and repairs to owner-occupied homes will reach about $519 billion by mid-2027.
(Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity, 2026)
US home improvement and repair spending jumped from $404 billion in 2019 to $611 billion in 2022.
(Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Improving America's Housing, 2025)
On average, US homeowners spent almost $4,700 on improvements in 2023.
(Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Improving America's Housing, 2025)
US homeowners spent $827 billion on home improvements over 2021–2023.
(Source: US Census Bureau and HUD, American Housing Survey 2023, 2024)
59% of US homeowners (51.6 million of 86.9 million) made home improvements in 2021–2023.
(Source: US Census Bureau and HUD, American Housing Survey 2023, 2024)
US homeowners who made improvements spent a median of $6,500; the median kitchen remodel cost $8,000 and the median bathroom remodel $5,000.
(Source: US Census Bureau and HUD, American Housing Survey 2023, 2024)
The median US renovation spend held at $20,000 in 2025, after a peak of $24,000 in 2023.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026)
54% of US homeowners renovated in 2025; 50% plan to renovate in 2026.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026)
US homeowners plan a median renovation spend of $15,000 in 2026, down from $20,000 in 2025.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026)
US homeowners spent an average of $12,472 on home projects in 2025, up 3.5% from $12,050 in 2024.
(Source: Angi State of Home Spending Report, 2025)
UK homeowners who renovated in 2024 spent a median of £21,440, up 26% from £17,000 in 2023.
(Source: Houzz UK Houzz & Home Study, 2025)
Why renovation spending figures differ
| Figure | Who it covers | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average per homeowner, 2023 | About $4,700 | All US homeowners | Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Improving America's Housing, 2025 |
| Median per spender, 2021–2023 | $6,500 | US homeowners who made improvements | US Census Bureau and HUD, American Housing Survey 2023, 2024 |
| Average per household, 2025 | $12,472 | US households in Angi’s survey | Angi State of Home Spending Report, 2025 |
| Median per renovator, 2025 | $20,000 | US Houzz users who renovated | Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026 |
| Median per renovator, UK 2024 | £21,440 | UK Houzz users who renovated | Houzz UK Houzz & Home Study, 2025 |
DIY or hiring professionals
Counting projects and counting homeowners give different pictures. Most homeowners hire someone for at least part of a renovation, while a large share of individual projects is still done by the owner.
About a third (36%) of US home improvement projects in 2021–2023 were done by homeowners themselves and 64% by professionals (50 million of 140 million projects were DIY).
(Source: US Census Bureau and HUD, American Housing Survey 2023, 2024)
91% of US renovating homeowners hire at least one professional.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026)
Specialty service providers (e.g. electricians, plumbers) are the most commonly hired pros, used by 48% of US renovating homeowners; construction professionals by 41%.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026)
General contractors were hired by 29% of US renovating homeowners in 2025.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026)
94% of UK renovating homeowners worked with a professional in 2024; electricians (59%) and plumbers (56%) were hired most.
(Source: Houzz UK Houzz & Home Study, 2025)
Only 14% of Americans prefer to handle home projects entirely on their own, while 20% fully outsource; the most common approach (28%) is doing what they can themselves and bringing in pros when needed.
(Source: YouGov, 2026)
20% of US homeowners are taking on projects themselves instead of hiring professionals to save on labor.
(Source: This Old House Homeowner Survey, 2024)
87% of renovating homeowners hire at least one professional for their kitchen project.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Kitchen Trends Study, 2026)
89% of homeowners hire at least one professional for a bathroom renovation.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Bathroom Trends Study, 2026)
Floor plans in property listings
Buyers start online, and after photos and property details, floor plans are the listing feature they rate most useful. Two NAR reports give 51% and 52% for buyers who found their home online; both are shown. The UK figures are older and labelled with their year.
57% of US home buyers who used the internet rated floor plans a "very useful" website feature, behind only photos (83%) and detailed property information (79%).
(Source: NAR Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends, 2025)
Floor plans (57%) outrank virtual tours (41%) and videos (29%) as a "very useful" listing feature for US buyers who searched online.
(Source: NAR Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends, 2025)
51% of US buyers found the home they bought on the internet, rising to 63% of buyers aged 26 to 34.
(Source: NAR Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends, 2025)
52% of US buyers found their home online, and 70% used a mobile or tablet device during their search.
(Source: NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 2025)
75% of US home sellers said they were more likely to hire an agent who provides virtual tours and interactive floor plans.
(Source: Zillow Consumer Housing Trends Report, 2025)
Only 16% of sellers who used an agent said virtual tours were used to market their home.
(Source: NAR Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends, 2025)
1 in 5 UK buyers would ignore a property listing that has no floorplan, or revisit it only if nothing else caught their eye.
Older figure: the latest floorplan research Rightmove has published. (Source: Rightmove floorplan research, 2013)
Over a third of UK buyers said they were less likely to enquire about a property without a floorplan, and 1 in 10 would never arrange a viewing without seeing one first.
(Source: Rightmove floorplan research, 2013)
Home and room size trends
New US homes grew for four decades, peaked in 2015 and have been getting smaller since. English homes are measured in square metres of usable floor space.
The median new single-family home completed in the US in 2025 was 2,142 square feet.
(Source: US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026)
The median new single-family home sold in the US in 2025 was 2,194 square feet.
(Source: US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026)
The average (mean) new US single-family home completed in 2025 was 2,378 square feet.
(Source: US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026)
New US single-family homes have shrunk since peaking in 2015: the median completed home fell from 2,467 sq ft in 2015 to 2,142 sq ft in 2025.
(Source: US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026)
The median new US single-family home was 1,525 sq ft in 1973, compared with 2,142 sq ft in 2025.
(Source: US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026)
42% of new US single-family homes completed in 2025 had four or more bedrooms, against 23% in 1973. Three-bedroom homes were 46% and two-or-fewer 12%.
(Source: US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026)
32% of new US single-family homes completed in 2025 had three or more bathrooms, 30% had 2½ and 33% had two.
(Source: US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026)
48% of new US single-family homes completed in 2025 were single-storey, 46% had two storeys and 5% had three or more.
(Source: US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026)
In Q4 2025 the average new US single-family home was 2,447 sq ft and the median 2,183 sq ft (NAHB analysis of quarterly Census data).
Quarterly figures for homes started, so they differ from the annual completions above. (Source: NAHB Eye on Housing, 2026)
The average home in England had 96 m² of usable floor space in 2024. Owner-occupied homes averaged 110 m², private rented 76 m² and social rented 66 m².
(Source: English Housing Survey 2024-25, MHCLG, 2025)
More than a quarter (26%) of English social-rented homes have under 50 m² of usable floor space, compared with 17% of private rented and 3% of owner-occupied homes.
(Source: English Housing Survey 2024-25, MHCLG, 2025)
Median new US home size over time
| Median size of a new single-family home completed | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1,525 sq ft | US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026 |
| 2015 (peak) | 2,467 sq ft | US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026 |
| 2025 | 2,142 sq ft | US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026 |
Kitchen and bathroom remodels
Kitchens are the most expensive room to renovate and the one most often re-planned. The Houzz trends studies survey people doing a kitchen or bathroom project, so their medians run higher than the all-project figures; the table after this list compares them.
The median spend on a major kitchen remodel is $55,000; minor kitchen updates have a median of $20,000.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Kitchen Trends Study, 2026)
52% of renovating homeowners change their kitchen's layout.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Kitchen Trends Study, 2026)
Among kitchens with a changed layout, L-shaped kitchens lead at 35%, followed by U-shaped at 31% and galley at 14%.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Kitchen Trends Study, 2026)
The national median bathroom renovation spend rebounded to $15,000 in 2025, after falling to $13,000 in 2024.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Bathroom Trends Study, 2026)
Two in five homeowners (40%) rework the bathroom layout during a renovation.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Bathroom Trends Study, 2026)
Nearly half of bathroom renovations (49%) enlarge the shower, up 10 percentage points from the prior year.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Bathroom Trends Study, 2026)
A bathtub is removed in 26% of bathroom projects; when it is, 79% use the space to enlarge the shower.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Bathroom Trends Study, 2026)
A midrange minor kitchen remodel costs an average $28,458 and recoups 112.9% of its cost at resale ($32,141), ranking 5th of the 28 projects studied.
(Source: Zonda Cost vs. Value Report, 2025)
U.S. kitchen and bath industry revenue is projected at $228 billion in 2026, roughly flat (+0.1%) year over year.
(Source: NKBA Kitchen & Bath Market Outlook, 2026)
Repair and remodeling kitchen and bath spending is projected to grow 2.9% in 2026; pro-led renovation spending +4.4% vs DIY +0.6%.
(Source: NKBA Kitchen & Bath Market Outlook, 2026)
NKBA's mid-2026 update keeps the 2026 kitchen and bath market forecast at about $228 billion, now a slight decline of 0.4%.
(Source: NKBA Kitchen & Bath Market Outlook Mid-Year Update, 2026)
Realtors saw the biggest increase in demand for kitchen upgrades (48%) and bathroom renovations (35%); a kitchen upgrade earned a perfect Joy Score of 10.
(Source: NAR Remodeling Impact Report, 2025)
Kitchens had the highest median renovation spend in 2025 at $24,000 (up from $22,000 in 2024); primary bathrooms rose to $15,000 from $13,000.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026)
Kitchen and bathroom spend, by survey
| Kitchen | Bathroom | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median remodel, US homeowners who did one, 2021–2023 | $8,000 | $5,000 | US Census Bureau and HUD, American Housing Survey 2023, 2024 |
| Median spend, all renovation projects, 2025 | $24,000 | $15,000 (primary bathroom) | Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026 |
| Median spend, room-specific studies | $55,000 major, $20,000 minor | $15,000 (all bathroom renovations) | Houzz U.S. Kitchen Trends Study, 2026; Houzz U.S. Bathroom Trends Study, 2026 |
Planning a renovation: time, budgets and design tools
Renovations are planned for months before work starts, and a growing share of homeowners use software, including AI tools, to picture the result. The architect figures are net scores, explained under each item.
22% of U.S. renovating homeowners have used AI tools for their home projects.
(Source: Houzz State of AI in Construction and Design, 2026)
AI use for home projects ranges from 41% of Millennial homeowners to 7% of Seniors.
(Source: Houzz State of AI in Construction and Design, 2026)
Homeowners using AI mostly use it for design ideas (64%), visualizing concepts (58%) and comparing options (50%); only 24% use it for budgeting.
(Source: Houzz State of AI in Construction and Design, 2026)
Visualization is the top area where homeowners say AI falls short of expectations (26%).
(Source: Houzz State of AI in Construction and Design, 2026)
76% of homeowners say their pro's use of AI helped them visualize their project.
(Source: Houzz State of AI in Construction and Design, 2026)
Kitchen projects average 9.5 months of planning and 5.8 months of construction; primary bathrooms average 8.4 months of planning.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026)
75% of renovating homeowners set an initial budget, but 37% exceeded it in 2025.
(Source: Houzz U.S. Houzz & Home Study, 2026)
Architects' net popularity score for additional multi-function/flexible space was 32% in Q2 2026 (33% a year earlier); home offices moderated to 24% from 30%.
A net score is the share of architects reporting rising popularity minus the share reporting falling popularity. (Source: AIA Home Design Trends Survey Q3, 2026)
Architects' net popularity score for overall designs for aging in place jumped to 65% in Q1 2026 from 49%; easier accessibility within the home rose to 60% from 31%.
A net score is the share of architects reporting rising popularity minus the share reporting falling popularity. (Source: AIA Home Design Trends Survey Q2, 2026)
India housing and construction
Figures use Indian numbering: 1 lakh is 100,000 and 1 crore is 10 million. The RBI index (registration data) and ANAROCK (developer prices in the top seven cities) measure prices differently, so their growth rates differ. ANAROCK covers seven cities and Knight Frank eight.
127.68 lakh (about 12.8 million) houses have been sanctioned under PMAY-Urban (including PMAY-U 2.0).
(Source: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, PMAY-Urban dashboard, 2026)
99.07 lakh (about 9.9 million) PMAY-Urban houses have been completed, and 121.03 lakh grounded.
(Source: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, PMAY-Urban dashboard, 2026)
More than 3.87 crore rural houses have been sanctioned under PMAY-Gramin and more than 2.95 crore completed (as of 2 February 2026), against a target of 4.95 crore houses by March 2029.
(Source: Ministry of Rural Development, reported by News On AIR, 2026)
RBI's all-India House Price Index rose 4.2% year on year in Q4 2025-26 (Jan–Mar 2026), up from 3.8% a year earlier.
(Source: Reserve Bank of India, All-India House Price Index, 2026)
Housing sales across India's top 7 cities rose 3% year on year in Q3 2026 to about 1,00,200 units worth about ₹1.55 lakh crore.
(Source: ANAROCK Residential Market Viewpoints Q3, 2026)
New residential launches in India's top 7 cities rose 18% year on year to about 1,14,300 units in Q3 2026.
(Source: ANAROCK Residential Market Viewpoints Q3, 2026)
Average residential prices in India's top 7 cities rose 7% year on year to ₹9,714 per sq ft in Q3 2026.
(Source: ANAROCK Residential Market Viewpoints Q3, 2026)
Housing sales in India's top 7 cities fell 14% in 2025 to about 3.95 lakh units, from 4.59 lakh in 2024, while sales value rose 6% to over ₹6 lakh crore.
(Source: ANAROCK Indian Residential Real Estate Annual Report, 2025)
The average new residential unit in India's top 7 cities grew from 1,189 sq ft in 2021 to 1,657 sq ft in 2025 (1,653 sq ft in H1 2026); Hyderabad's average reached 2,600 sq ft in 2025.
(Source: ANAROCK Hyderabad Real Estate Report, 2026)
Home sales across India's eight major cities rose 1% year on year to 171,471 units in H1 2026, while launches rose 4% to 187,350 units.
(Source: Knight Frank India, India Real Estate H1, 2026)
Home offices and remote work space
Hybrid work has settled in, and with it the spare room that doubles as an office. The ONS asks two different questions, which is why its "only from home" and "all of the time" shares differ by a point.
52% of US employees with remote-capable jobs work hybrid, 26% fully remote and 22% fully on-site (May 2026).
(Source: Gallup Hybrid Work Indicator, 2026)
61% of remote-capable US employees prefer hybrid work, 33% fully remote and 6% on-site (November 2025).
(Source: Gallup Hybrid Work Indicator, 2025)
In 2025, 35% of employed Americans did some or all of their work at home on days they worked.
(Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey, 2026)
36.9% of US wage and salary workers could work at home in 2024–25, up from 28.8% in 2017–18.
(Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Economics Daily, 2026)
About a third (32%) of US workers with jobs that can be done from home worked from home all the time as of October 2024, and 43% worked a hybrid schedule.
(Source: Pew Research Center, 2025)
27% of working adults in Great Britain hybrid worked (both worked from home and travelled to work) in September 2026; 12% worked only from home.
(Source: ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2026)
39% of working adults in Great Britain worked from home at least some of the time in the past seven days (11% all of the time), September 2026.
(Source: ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2026)
66% of US home buyers want exactly one home office, 13% want at least two, and 20% want none; 59% of those wanting one prefer a medium-sized office of 100–150 sq ft.
(Source: NAHB What Home Buyers Really Want, 2024)
US architects' net score for rising home-office popularity fell to 30% in Q2 2025 from 40% in Q2 2024.
A net score is the share of architects reporting rising popularity minus the share reporting falling popularity. (Source: AIA Home Design Trends Survey Q3, 2025)
How these figures were compiled
Figures are quoted from the named sources; we did not run these surveys. Each one was checked against the source’s own page, report or data table in October 2026, and each is credited with the organisation, the report and the year it was published. The period a figure describes is given in the sentence itself where it differs from the publication year.
We preferred government statistics, university housing research and industry studies that state their method. Figures that appeared only in roundups or vendor blogs, or that we could not trace back to the original, were left out. Housing data lags: some figures here are the latest available rather than this year’s, and the oldest are labelled. Where two reputable sources disagree, both are shown with a note on why.
If you quote a figure, please credit the original source named next to it. Last updated: 16 October 2026.
Planning your own layout
If you are planning a renovation or preparing a listing, drawing the plan first shows what fits before anyone picks up a tool. MyFloorPlanMaker is a free floor planner that runs in the browser with no account: draw rooms in 2D, check them in 3D, and export the plan as a PDF, PNG or SVG.
Frequently asked questions
Where do these statistics come from?
From government statistics (US Census Bureau, BLS, ONS, MHCLG, India’s housing ministries and the RBI), the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, industry bodies such as NAR, NAHB, NKBA and AIA, and published surveys from Houzz, Angi, Zillow, Gallup, Pew, YouGov, ANAROCK and Knight Frank. Each figure names its source and year.
How big is the US home renovation market?
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies projects spending on renovations and repairs to owner-occupied homes at about $519 billion by mid-2027 (Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity, 2026). Its broader measure put improvement and repair spending at $611 billion in 2022 (Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Improving America's Housing, 2025).
Why do renovation spending figures differ so much?
They count different people. Averages across all homeowners include those who spent little; medians from Houzz cover people who renovated and use a design platform. The comparison table on this page shows each figure with the group it covers.
Do home buyers look at floor plans?
Yes. 57% of US buyers who searched online rated floor plans a very useful website feature, behind photos and detailed property information (Source: NAR Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends, 2025).
How big is a new home in the US?
The median new single-family home completed in 2025 was 2,142 square feet, down from a peak of 2,467 square feet in 2015 (Source: US Census Bureau, Characteristics of New Housing, 2026).