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Summary

The latest national statistics on house building were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 15 May 2008.

Statistics in this release present figures on new build housing starts and completions in England. Figures for the UK and constituent countries are also available in the accompanying tables.

The latest statistics report on the period January to March 2008 and update those previously released on 14 February 2008.

Key points from the latest release are:

• There were an estimated 32,100 seasonally adjusted housing starts for all dwellings in England in the March quarter 2008, down by 21 per cent on the previous quarter and 24 per cent lower than the March quarter 2007.
• Housing completions for all dwellings in England fell by 12 per cent to an estimated 39,500 (seasonally adjusted) in the March quarter 2008. Compared with the March quarter 2007, completions were down by 18 per cent.
• Annual housing start figures for England continued to decline. They totalled 156,400 in 2007-08, down by 10 per cent compared with 2006-07 and almost 18 per cent below their 2005-06 peak.
• Annual housing completions in England totalled 167,500 in 2007-08, slightly down on completions in 2006-07. Completions exceeded starts in 2007-08 for the first time since 1992-93.

Updates:

• Scotland, GB and UK figures revised - 15 May
• 2007-08 private and local authority England figures revised - 6 June

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• House Building Release: March Quarter 2008, England
  PDF, 226 kb , 9 pages
• House Building Release: March Quarter 2008, England
  MS Word, 148 kb , 9 pages
• House Building Tables: March Quarter 2008, England and the regions, UK and constituent countries
  MS Excel, 428 kb

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