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 "id": "house-building-england",
 "title": "House building: homes started and completed, England",
 "category": "housing",
 "summary": "Permanent dwellings started and completed in England each quarter, by all developers, over ten years. Not seasonally adjusted.",
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 "notes": [
  "Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 and the latest quarter is provisional; MHCLG revises the previous eight quarters each release.",
  "MHCLG flags two breaks: a spike in starts in 2023 Q2 ahead of new building regulations, and from 2025 Q4 extra starts recorded by the Building Safety Regulator."
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     "x": "2016 Q4",
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     "x": "2017 Q1",
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     "x": "2017 Q3",
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     "x": "2017 Q4",
     "v": 37230.0
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     "x": "2018 Q1",
     "v": 41500.0
    },
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     "v": 42400.0
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    {
     "x": "2018 Q3",
     "v": 48060.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q4",
     "v": 36650.0
    },
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     "x": "2019 Q1",
     "v": 39270.0
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     "v": 43600.0
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    },
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     "x": "2021 Q1",
     "v": 46000.0
    },
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     "x": "2021 Q2",
     "v": 47060.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q3",
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    },
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     "x": "2022 Q1",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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     "x": "2023 Q1",
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    },
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     "x": "2023 Q3",
     "v": 21990.0
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     "x": "2023 Q4",
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    },
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     "x": "2024 Q1",
     "v": 24480.0
    },
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     "x": "2024 Q2",
     "v": 27340.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q3",
     "v": 31020.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q4",
     "v": 25990.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q1",
     "v": 29540.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q2",
     "v": 31900.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q3",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q4",
     "v": 31750.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q1",
     "v": 34440.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q2",
     "v": 38510.0
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     "x": "2016 Q3",
     "v": 35810.0
    },
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     "x": "2016 Q4",
     "v": 38400.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q1",
     "v": 37050.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q2",
     "v": 42160.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q3",
     "v": 36980.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017 Q4",
     "v": 46280.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q1",
     "v": 35480.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q2",
     "v": 42480.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q3",
     "v": 38660.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018 Q4",
     "v": 48870.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q1",
     "v": 39050.0
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    {
     "x": "2019 Q2",
     "v": 46310.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q3",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2019 Q4",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q1",
     "v": 36510.0
    },
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     "x": "2020 Q2",
     "v": 16640.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q3",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2020 Q4",
     "v": 51400.0
    },
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     "x": "2021 Q1",
     "v": 44510.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q2",
     "v": 43910.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q3",
     "v": 40940.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021 Q4",
     "v": 45580.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q1",
     "v": 40810.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q2",
     "v": 46330.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q3",
     "v": 40650.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022 Q4",
     "v": 50570.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q1",
     "v": 37300.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q2",
     "v": 40730.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q3",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2023 Q4",
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    },
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     "x": "2024 Q1",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q2",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q3",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2024 Q4",
     "v": 40850.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q1",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q2",
     "v": 37010.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q3",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2025 Q4",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q1",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2026 Q2",
     "v": 37530.0
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}