Now people in the country are preferring bigger houses. A recent report shows that the average size of houses in the country has increased during the last one year. The average size of houses in seven big cities of India has increased by 11 percent in the last one year.
Average size in seven big cities of the country
This report has been prepared by Anarock Property Consultants Private Limited. According to the report released on Sunday, during the last year, the average size of houses in the seven largest cities of the country was 1,175 square feet in 2022, which increased to 1,300 square feet a year later in 2023. During the last one year, while the size of houses has decreased in Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Kolkata, on the other hand, houses in Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai have increased.
Size increased fastest in NCR
According to the report, among the seven largest cities of the country, the highest increase in the size of houses has happened in NCR. The average flat size in NCR was 1,375 square feet in 2022, which will increase to 1,890 square feet in 2023. This means that the average size of houses in NCR has increased by 37 percent in the last one year.
Largest houses owned by people in Hyderabad
According to the current average size of houses, among the seven big cities, the biggest houses are being preferred in Hyderabad. Currently the average size of houses in Hyderabad is 2,300 square feet. After that, NCR is at second place with 1,890 square feet. The average size in Bengaluru is 1,484 square feet, while in Chennai it is 1,260 square feet. The average size of houses in Pune is 1,086 square feet.
Such shortage in Mumbai and Kolkata
During this period, the average size of houses in Mumbai Metropolitan Region has reduced by 5 percent to 795 square feet. A year ago this average was 840 square feet. Similarly, the average flat size in Kolkata has reduced by 2 percent from 1,150 square feet in 2022 to 1,124 square feet in 2023.
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