Almost half of all homeowners buy within ten miles of their parents, according to research by Nationwide Building Society.
While many young adults claim that they could not wait to get away from their parents, and often the town they grew up in, Nationwide found that 44 per cent of home owners live less than 10 miles from where they grew up.
People living in Wales and the Midlands are most likely to still live in their childhood homeland, while those from Northern Ireland and the South had the highest rate of leavers.
However, the research also found that two thirds of UK homeowners would consider moving away from the area they currently live in.
The main reason for not going through with the move away include staying close to family (51 per cent) and friends (46 per cent), as well as comfort and familiarity with surroundings (52 per cent).
Of those that did move away, the reasons for doing so tended to be for logical and practical considerations, with a new job (34 per cent) and moving to be with a partner (21 per cent) the main reasons.
Nationwide head of mortgages Tracie Pearce said: “Our research suggests that it’s often more emotional issues that keep us tied to our familiar surroundings and affect our decisions about moving home. It shows that for some, home really is where the heart is.
“However, home is also wherever you decide to make it. Of course where we choose to live is a very personal choice.”
