B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
37%
37% -- share who cannot afford deposit without circumstance change for UK prospective buyers (2026)
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Value
37%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Post Office Mortgages
Primary
Tier B
https://bestadvice.co.uk/average-age-of-a-ftb-now-35-post-office-claims/ ↗
Source Article
Average age of a FTB now 35, Post Office claims
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Post Office Mortgages
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Methodology
Post Office Mortgages consumer research
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UK prospective buyers: 37% share who cannot afford deposit without circumstance change. Source: Post Office Mortgages (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/national-deposit-barrier-37pct
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