Working from home: is it changing where we live?
Working from home: is it changing where we live?
Working from home has become more common, especially among graduates and those in high-skilled roles. While this might be expected to free households to move to new locations, our research finds that, while working from home is one of several complex factors in residential mobility, it has not, so far, played a major role in changing where people live. Decisions about moving are still mainly influenced by factors like age, relationship status, and housing.
This briefing looks at what drives mobility among high-skilled workers and what it means for tackling regional inequalities and boosting economic growth across the UK.
ESRC Centre for Population Change
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15 May 2025
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Wahba, Jackline, McCollum, David, Ghazaryan, Armine, Green, Anne, Payne, Jonathan and Taylor, Ian
,
Mcgowan, Teresa and Dey, Becki
(eds.)
(2025)
Working from home: is it changing where we live?
(ESRC Centre for Population Change Connecting Generations Policy Briefing Series, 85)
ESRC Centre for Population Change
4pp.
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Abstract
Working from home has become more common, especially among graduates and those in high-skilled roles. While this might be expected to free households to move to new locations, our research finds that, while working from home is one of several complex factors in residential mobility, it has not, so far, played a major role in changing where people live. Decisions about moving are still mainly influenced by factors like age, relationship status, and housing.
This briefing looks at what drives mobility among high-skilled workers and what it means for tackling regional inequalities and boosting economic growth across the UK.
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Published date: 15 May 2025
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Author:
David McCollum
Author:
Armine Ghazaryan
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Anne Green
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Jonathan Payne
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Ian Taylor
Editor:
Becki Dey
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