The top 12 most popular paint colours for the outside of houses.The top 12 most popular paint colours for the outside of houses.
The top 12 most popular paint colours for the outside of houses.

The 12 most popular colours to paint the outside of your house to help it sell

Once restricted to certain seaside towns or city streets, painting the exterior of houses has become increasingly popular in recent years.
By Gordon Holmes
Published 26th Mar 2021, 15:45 GMT

However, it’s possible not everyone wants to live in a pastel pink house, so what colour exterior paint is most likely to help sell a property?

Research by JustBoilers.com has found the nation’s most popular paint colours for houses. They looked at online searches for masonry paint - a paint designed especially for use on exterior walls - and took into account different brands and shades of each colour to find the most popular in the UK currently, and therefore more likely to sell a home.

These were the 12 most popular exterior house paint colours and to find out why people are drawn more to certain colours than others, JustBoilers.com worked with environmental psychologist Lee Chambers to find out what each house colour means and what we find appealing about each shade.

These were the 12 most popular exterior house paint colours and to find out why people are drawn more to certain colours than others, JustBoilers.com worked with environmental psychologist Lee Chambers to find out what each house colour means and what we find appealing about each shade.

An energetic and passionate colour, red houses certainly are a statement. They often signify an element of power, mixed with an appreciation for tradition. And it will likely picture the residents as full of character and emotion.

5. Red – 2,440 monthly searches

An energetic and passionate colour, red houses certainly are a statement. They often signify an element of power, mixed with an appreciation for tradition. And it will likely picture the residents as full of character and emotion. Photo: n/a

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Cream combines aspects of both white and brown, and tones them down significantly. It portrays people who are dependable, flexible and will always be a preference for those who are conservative by nature.

6. Cream – 1,810 monthly searches

Cream combines aspects of both white and brown, and tones them down significantly. It portrays people who are dependable, flexible and will always be a preference for those who are conservative by nature. Photo: n/a

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Brown is another natural colour that is very grounding. It has always stood as the colour of reliability and resilience, being friendly and welcoming at the expense of being exciting and attractive.

7. Brown – 1,600 monthly searches

Brown is another natural colour that is very grounding. It has always stood as the colour of reliability and resilience, being friendly and welcoming at the expense of being exciting and attractive. Photo: n/a

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Increasingly popular on the interior, blue isn't as well used on the outside. As a colour, it does exude a calm confidence and foster feelings of trust, but at the same time we can associate it with being cold and sombre.

8. Blue – 1,580 monthly searches

Increasingly popular on the interior, blue isn't as well used on the outside. As a colour, it does exude a calm confidence and foster feelings of trust, but at the same time we can associate it with being cold and sombre. Photo: n/a

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