UK Debt Statistics*
September 2009
Today in the UK:
- Total UK personal debt stood at £1,457bn (end of July 2009).
- Average household debt in the UK is £21,457, including unsecured loans (excluding mortgages).
- Average household debt in the UK is £58,280 (including mortgages).
- Typical first time buyer deposit was 25% (£36,822).
- 900,000 homeowners have some degree of negative equity.
- Average house price stands at £191,423 in UK (£197,079 England).
- 3,036 people made redundant everyday.
- 125 properties will be repossessed today.
- 362 people today or 1 every 3.97 minutes will be declared insolvent or bankrupt.
- 2,000 Consumer County Court Judgements (CCJs) issued in the first 3 months of 2009.
- 20.8m plastic card transactions will be made today with a total value of £1.03bn.
- 3.32m card applications were rejected in the last year.
- 1.2m people were turned down for increased credit limits.
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The average car will cost £16.80 to run today.
*Compiled by Credit Action
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