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England squad value equal to 4188 homes

• Euro 2020 is underway, the home nations experiencing mixed fortunes in their first matches.
• The most valuable team in the competition is England, the 26 man squad the equivalent in price terms to over 4188 homes.
• Each player in the England squad is worth an average of £44 million, compared to £9 million and £6 million Scotland and Wales. In context, less than 1000 homes have sold for over £6 million in the last two years.
• While the value of the Scottish and Welsh teams is considerably less than the Three Lions, in housing terms their purchasing power remains impressive.
• The total value of the 24 teams competing in Euro 2020 is just shy of £9.4 billion, that’s more than the £8.66 billion taken in residential SDLT receipts across the UK in 2020/21

• (Source: Dataloft, UKHPI, Land Registry, tansfermarkt.com. Average house price: England £274,615, Scotland £166,566, Wales £185,431)