Hovel

The Hovel is the first and most basic type of residence in Kingdoms and Castles being half the size of a Cottage and one quarter the size of a Manor.

A Hovel houses 5 Peasants and costs to build. It has one Head of Household who goes around to fetch Food and Charcoal for the residence. This is the least efficient number of Heads of Household Workers to Peasants and Peasants per square of the residence types.

When a Treasure Room exists on the island, a Hovel may generate gold through taxes.
 * A Hovel generates per 5% tax rate (0, 1.25, 2.5, 3.75, 5, 6.25, or 7.5 gold per year)

Efficiency
The Hovel is most cost efficient home to build. It costs only per Peasant.

It's the least space-efficient home since it houses 5 Peasants per tile, whereas the Cottage houses 6 Peasants per tile and the Manor houses 6.25 Peasants per tile.

They also require more roads since every house should be connected to a road.

However, they are the only home over which Aqueducts can be built.

Upkeep
The hovel will use up 1 to 2 charcoal in a year. this seems to alternate between 1 and 2 yearly for an average of 1.5.

The hovels 5 residents will each eat 1 food for a total of 5 food eaten in a year. if all food types are available they will consume 2 wheat and 1 of everything else. Further research will need to done to determine how they prioritise their diet when certain foods are not available.