More than 2.3 million people in England and Wales have a second address they use for more than 30 days a year, with Cornwall the most popular location for holiday homes, according to official figures from the 2011 census.
The data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows the number of people with second addresses they use when working away from home, holidaying or during university holidays. It includes rented homes but does not include buy-to-let properties which are never inhabited by the owners.
Campaigners said the figures underscored the scale of problems in rural areas caused by second-home ownership, including high house prices that price local people out of the market.
Cornwall has the most second homes owned by people who are resident elsewhere in England and Wales, ONS data shows. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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