Overcrowded housing leading to 'rabbit-hutch' Britain

New research by Cambridge University, based on 16,000 homes, reports a housing squeeze where people are living in homes that are too small for their needs.  The continuing price rises in land and property, together with a shortage of new homes, is leading to multiple problems, including overcrowding which results in health problems including depression, insomnia and asthma.

The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Stephen Hodder, said the average new one-bedroom property measuring just 46 sq metres was the same size as a London Underground carriage, adding: 'This is depriving households of the space they need to live comfortably and cohesively'.