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- Statistical Release: Net supply of housing for England and the regions up 2006-07
Statistical Release: Net supply of housing for England and the regions up 2006-07
| Published | 20 March 2008 |
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This statistical release presents national housing supply trends since the late 1960s and regional supply since 2000-01. Supply is measured in net additional dwellings, which measures the absolute change in the stock between 1 April and 31 March in the following year, taking into account new build dwellings and gains and losses through change of use, conversions and demolitions. Net additional dwellings provide a standard way of measuring housing supply for central government, regional assemblies and local authorities.
Trends in Housing Supply
(Table A and Chart B)
Over the short term, housing supply in England reached 199,200 net additional dwellings in 2006-07, an 8 per cent increase on the 2005-06 level. Housing supply has increased steadily from around 130,500 net additions in 2001-02, a rise of 53 per cent over the period. The net supply in 2006-07 was the highest level since 1988.
Over the longer term, at the end of the 1960s housing supply peaked at around 260,000 net additional dwellings. Over the 1970s supply declined but maintained levels above 170,000 net additions. In the early 1980s supply fell back to 150,000 but then recovered to reach a peak of 206,000 net additions in 1988. Supply then dropped sharply between 1988 and 1990 to a levels of 166,000 (a decline of 19 per cent). Following this down turn, housing supply remained broadly stable during the 1990s, but fell back to around 130,500 net additions in 2001-02.
Table A: Net Additional Dwellings since 2000-01
- Table A: Net Additional Dwellings since 2000-01 (MS Excel, 16 kb)
Chart B: Net Additions since 1967, England
Source: Returns from local authorities and Regional Assemblies
Data collection
Information on net additions is collected annually by Communities and Local Government from local authorities through the Housing Flows Reconciliation (HFR) Form and from some Regional Assemblies through a 'joint return'. This annual collection measures the change in stock within local authorities, taking into account new build dwellings and gains and losses through change of use, conversions and demolitions. Since 2004-05, Communities and Local Government has worked jointly with the regional assemblies of London, the East of England, South East and South West to present a consistent view of the level of housing supply for those regions. Joint working is being extended to most other regions in 2008.
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