It is really difficult to decide whether to buy your own home or to rent a place. There are a lot of benefits to both choices. After you weigh all the pros and cons, the final choice depends only on what the each person prefers. Proportion of rented to owned properties varies across the different parts of UK. Check out this interactive heat map to find out in which parts of UK people choose to rent and in which parts they choose to buy. You will be amazed to see differences in proportion between counties. Find out what the situation is in your county.