The UK areas where Britons are looking for bungalows as demand to downsize increases
Data shows the areas with the most available bungalows
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Many people favour a bungalow in later years as it has lower bills and an easier to manage space.
However, bungalows do not often come on the market as those who own one tend to stay there, according to experts.
Research by Regency Living found bungalows account for just one in 10 homes listed for sale at the moment.
Some 42 per cent of these homes have already sold but the experts found the parts of England where Britons are most likely to be able to find such a property.
People often downsize in later years
GETTYThe East Midlands and East of England have the highest percentage of single-storey homes available, both with 14 per cent availability.
This works out at around 9,768 and 12,451 bungalows available respectively. The South East has the most bungalows available overall, at 13,475, but this is just 10 per cent of property on the market there.
London is the area with the highest demand for the property type based on how many available have been sold.
The average demand for bungalows in England sits at 42 per cent as many that are put on the market are snapped up quickly.
Bungalow availability by region
East Midlands - 14 per cent
East of England - 14 per cent
South west - 13 per cent
Yorkshire and the Humber - 12 per cent
South East - 10 per cent
North west - 9 per cent
North east - 9 per cent
West Midlands - 8 per cent
London - 2 per cent
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London has the highest demand for bungalows based on sales
PAEngland regions with highest demand for bungalows
London - 46 per cent
North east - 45 per cent
South east - 43 per cent
North west - 43 per cent
West Midlands - 43 per cent
East of England - 43 per cent
Yorkshire and the Humber - 41 per cent
South west - 41 per cent
East Midlands - 36 per cent
This comes as the UK regions where house prices have increased the most have been shared.