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Summary

The latest national statistics on house building were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 19 February 2009.

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 October to December 2008 and update those previously released on 20 November 2008.

Key points from the latest release are:

• There were an estimated 16,300 seasonally adjusted housing starts in England in the December quarter 2008, down 27 per cent on the previous quarter and 58 per cent lower than the December quarter 2007.
• Private enterprise housing starts (non-seasonally adjusted) were 64 per cent lower than the December quarter 2007. Housing starts by Registered Social Landlords (non-seasonally adjusted) fell 5 per cent.
• Annual housing starts figures for England continued to decline. They totalled 105,000 in 2008, down 37 per cent compared with 2007 and 43 per cent below their 2005-06 peak.
• Housing completions in England fell by 3 per cent to an estimated 32,300 (seasonally adjusted) in the December quarter 2008 compared to the previous quarter. Compared with the December quarter 2007, completions were down by 25 per cent.
• Private enterprise housing completions (non-seasonally adjusted) were 32 per cent lower in the December quarter 2008 than the December quarter 2007. In contrast, housing completions by Registered Social Landlords (non-seasonally adjusted) rose 10 per cent.
• Annual housing completions in England totalled 141,900 in 2008, down by 19 per cent compared with 2007.

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• House Building: December Quarter 2008, England
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Related publications

• House Building: September Quarter 2008, England

  • Published: 20 November 2008
  • Site: Corporate