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The average age of first-time buyers in the UK has dropped from 32 to 31 over the past year, according to new data from TSB bank.

TSB's analysis of its first-time buyer data for the third quarter of this year revealed that the average age people are getting a foot on the property ladder is 31, which has fallen from 32 in the same period of 2024.

London continued to have the highest average age for first-time buyers at 33, while Wales and Scotland had the lowest average age at 30.

In the north west region, the average age of a first-time buyer has risen from 31 in 2024 to 32 in 2025.

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A survey commissioned by the bank among first-time buyers who have entered the property market in the past five years found that 1

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