NEW HOUSING poll: Two thirds want to move into a tiny house

Almost 55 per cent of the participants are between 50 and 69 years old. This is in line with the trend in the industry that most people interested in and living in a tiny house are already at an age where they have either been working for quite some time or are already retired. The second largest group in the survey was people between the ages of 30 and 49. Almost 60 per cent of respondents are women.

In response to the question of whether they already live in a tiny house, two-thirds of the participants answered that this is not yet the case, but that they would like to. A quarter are not currently planning to move into a tiny house. Only eight per cent of respondents have been living in a tiny house for a long time or recently.

When asked about their current living situation, the picture was largely even. A good 31 per cent of the participants live alone, a good 35 per cent live in a couple, and a good quarter live in a family constellation. Almost eight per cent said they live in a shared flat.

What is interesting is that 58 per cent prefer a life that offers them a mix of city and country living. 36 per cent want to live exclusively in the countryside and only six per cent are drawn to the city.

More than 80 per cent of those surveyed are certain or definitely planning to attend NEW HOUSING from 27 to 29 June at the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre. At almost 70 per cent, most are interested in permanent living solutions at Europe's largest Tiny House Festival. 30 per cent just want to ‘take a look around’. Almost a quarter are interested in tiny houses as holiday accommodation and almost 15 per cent see the mini houses as a suitable investment platform.