Living at home at 25, is it common?

My DS is 25 and still lives at home. He’s showing no sign of leaving although he does own a flat which he bought when he was 19 as he received an inheritance which gave him a good deposit. He has rented out the flat since he bought it and this helped towards some of his uni costs. He wouldn’t want to live in his flat himself due to its location. When he decides it’s time to get his own place he will sell the flat. To be honest I do wonder if he will ever move out as he has it too comfortable at home!

My 27 year old ds still half lives with us. He's currently deployed with the RAF so it's not worth getting his own place. He therefore saves a shed load of money.
His salary would be considered low on here, & he'd struggle if he lived out on his own.
Disgusting really, when people could potentially put their life on the line in their job and still receive low pay.
He's creeping towards 28, not really living independently, in the forces & on a comparatively low salary. All potentially red flags by MN standards 🤷

Can't get rid of mine 😂

Not normal here, dd is 22 she left home to go to uni and got a job in her uni town when she graduated.

Very common, especially after university. One of my dds came back home for about a year, and my other dd recently come back foe a few months but can see it being longer.
About half my dcs friends are in the same position, either not left home or have needed to go back home for a time.

Slightly below the average starting salary of a university graduate

That’s actually a bit above NMW. Scary, isn’t it?

Loads of 20somethings are on pay like this, and are not necessarily unskilled. Some are graduates, some have years of experience, some are in charge of offices / kitchens / shops.

I lived at home until I was 25, having worked from being 18. I moved out to live with DP (and 17 years later I still do).

I contributed financially, DM was a single mother and I have two younger siblings. In fact my younger brother had moved out twice before I did, but he didn't really get on with DM.

I've got a friend who lived with his parents until his mid-30s. Running his own business all the while. Again, he only moved out when his relationship with his partner reached a stage they started living together.

I still live in the city I grew up in, DP moved here for uni, but I would love to think that DS could stay with us for as long as he feels comfortable. He'd hopefully have the advantage of not such a great need to contribute and parents who are a bit more financially savvy too.

Take home pay of £1600 is very low - is he working full time? Is he in a career where his salary is likely to improve? On that salary, he doesn’t have a chance of moving out.

My 25 year old is still living at home. Says she is never moving out 🥴🤣. She probably won't either! My brother is 41 and still lives at home with our mum!

Quite normal these days

The statistics seems to be a bit mixed. But one statista statistics averages to about 30% of 25yo living with parents in the UK. Some say 18% and some closer to 50% but it depends if it is 20-25yo or 25-30+yo.
But fair to say that regardless a significant portion of 25yo lives with parents. Men more than women.

Dd is out of the home but she left the area she is happy in her house share though got used to living like that in university

I'm not sure her brother will leave as early

My 25 year old is renting with his gf. My 24 year old is still at home but thinking of buying on his own soon.

My daughter is 26 and lives at home, her boyfriend also lives with his parents, they are currently looking to buy as have managed to save up a decent deposit by doing that.

Very very common. The same people who would have them move out at 20 into a house share will slag them off for not getting on the property ladder. It is very very difficult to rent and save for a deposit. Best bet is to stay at home.

Yes, incredibly common.
our youngest is buying their first home atm, because we can finance a big percentage of the asking price. Without our help, no chance.