Finding a home for a car comes top of the list for property hunters on portal

Cars and where to park them are the top search priorities for potential buyers, Zoopla data shows.

It found that ‘garage’ and ‘parking’ rank as the first and third most common phrases looked for on the website, with ‘garden’ in second place.

‘Bungalow’ was the fourth most common term, followed by ‘detached’ and ‘annex’, which Zoopla suggests shows that users are looking to house multiple generations or growing families.

There are some regional variations, with those looking for homes in the south-west also searching for a ‘sea view’ and ‘cottage’.

Property searchers in the east of England and Yorkshire are looking for ‘rural’ settings, while those in Scotland seem to value their privacy with ‘secluded’ being a key priority.

Andy Marshall, chief commercial officer at Zoopla, said: “Keyword searches are a useful gauge of home buyer priorities, and offer an insight into how people are living today.

“They can also inform agents on which attributes to highlight in a listing.

“The prevalence of ‘garage’, ‘parking’ and ‘driveway’ demonstrates that the ability to park a car can determine whether or not a buyer will arrange a viewing.

“Gardens are similarly popular, and should always be mentioned in a property’s listing.

“There are some interesting regional nuances that are worth considering too.

“‘Rural, ‘acre,’ ‘secluded’ and ‘annex’ aren’t necessarily front of mind when writing up a property, but prospective buyers in certain regions are clearly associating them with their property wish-list.

“Buyer preferences evolve over time, and ‘electric car-charging point’ and ‘smart home’ will no doubt emerge as search priorities in due course, particularly as eco-living and automated properties become more mainstream.”

Rank

UK

East Midlands

East of England

London

North East

North West

1

Garage

Garage

Garage

Garden

Garage

Garage

2

Garden

Parking

Parking

Parking

Garden

Garden

3

Parking

Garden

Garden

Freehold

Parking

Parking

4

Bungalow

Bungalow

Bungalow

Garage

Bungalow

Bungalow

5

Detached

Detached

Detached

Detached

Detached

Detached

6

Annex

Annex

Annex

Balcony

Rural

Rural

7

Freehold

Acre

Acre

Help to Buy

Sea view

Driveway

8

Rural

Rural

Rural

Pool

Acre

Cottage

9

Acre

Cottage

Pool

Bungalow

Cottage

Annex

10

Sea view

Driveway

Cottage

Flooring

Driveway

Freehold

 

Rank

Scotland

South East

South West

Wales

West Midlands

Yorkshire and the Humber

1

Garden

Garage

Garage

Garage

Garage

Garage

2

Garage

Parking

Parking

Parking

Parking

Garden

3

Parking

Garden

Garden

Garden

Garden

Parking

4

Bungalow

Detached

Bungalow

Bungalow

Bunglow

Bungalow

5

Detached

Bungalow

Annex

Detached

Detached

Detached

6

Rural

Annex

Detached

Acre

Driveway

Annex

7

Secluded

Pool

Sea view

Rural

Annex

Rural

8

Acre

Driveway

Acre

Sea view

Acre

Driveway

9

Sea view

Sea view

Rural

Annex

Rural

Cottage

10

Cottage

Rural

Cottage

Secluded

Cottage

Acre

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