Estimating the number of dwellings "permanently without residents" across these regions is complex because official statistics often group
long-term vacancies (abandoned or unrented) with secondary homes (pied-à-terres and holiday rentals).
Greater London
According to 2024 and 2025 government data, London has the highest volume of unoccupied dwellings in England.
Total Unoccupied Dwellings: Approximately 316,000 (roughly 8% of all dwellings).
Truly Vacant (Long-term): About 289,500 of these units are considered vacant rather than second homes.
Second Homes: There are currently 48,830 dwellings classified as second homes.
Île-de-France (Greater Paris)
French statistics distinguish between "vacant" (unoccupied and not for use) and "occasional/secondary" homes.
Total Unoccupied (Paris City): In Central Paris alone, the rise in unoccupied housing has been a major driver of population decline, with 18,648 units identified as vacant on a long-term basis.
Regional Context (Île-de-France): While a specific 2025 regional total is not explicitly aggregated, France as a whole has 3.1 million vacant properties (8% of stock). Historically, Île-de-France has a lower vacancy rate than rural areas but a higher concentration of secondary/occasional residences, which total 3.8 million nationwide.
Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland
(Netherlands)
The Netherlands is currently seeing a rise in vacant homes despite a severe housing shortage.
National Context: More than 201,000 homes are standing empty across the country as of late 2025.
Noord-Holland: Approximately 22,000 vacant units are located in Amsterdam alone. Given that Amsterdam accounts for 11% of the national vacancy, Noord-Holland
likely holds the largest share of the country's unoccupied stock.
Zuid-Holland: While specific province-wide vacancy numbers for 2025 are less public, major cities like Rotterdam are cited as having some of the highest vacancy levels in the country alongside Amsterdam.
Region Total Unoccupied (Approx.) Long-Term Vacant / Truly Empty Second / Occasional Homes
Greater London 316,000 289,500 48,830
Île-de-France Regional data pending 18,648 (Paris City only) 3.8M (France Total)
Noord-Holland ~30,000+ 22,000 (Amsterdam only) Included in Vacancy
Zuid-Holland ~25,000+ High (Rotterdam/The Hague) Included in Vacancy
Would you like to explore the new vacancy taxes being introduced in the Netherlands and Paris to force these properties back onto the market? (This explains why many developers are now bulk-selling to rental investors.)
What if the real numbers are much higher, due to consequent building booms over the decades, but shrinking birth rates and no significant immigration able to catch the existing dwellings, covered up by a Real Estate oligopoly coordinated indirectly by their Consultancy Companies?
And we have a fake economy overall...
#cyberpunkcoltoure #TIE
