House building: homes started and completed, England
Permanent dwellings started and completed in England each quarter, by all developers, over ten years. Not seasonally adjusted.
Homes completed
37,530
Q2 2026 · provisional
Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 23:44 UTC- Started
- Completed
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
40 periods, newest first
| Period | Started | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 38,510 | 37,530 |
| Q1 2026 | 34,440 | 33,760 |
| Q4 2025 | 31,750 | 41,570 |
| Q3 2025 | 31,630 | 30,930 |
| Q2 2025 | 31,900 | 37,010 |
| Q1 2025 | 29,540 | 32,560 |
| Q4 2024 | 25,990 | 40,850 |
| Q3 2024 | 31,020 | 34,000 |
| Q2 2024 | 27,340 | 44,630 |
| Q1 2024 | 24,480 | 34,360 |
| Q4 2023 | 17,000 | 44,770 |
| Q3 2023 | 21,990 | 40,470 |
| Q2 2023 | 72,980 | 40,730 |
| Q1 2023 | 38,630 | 37,300 |
| Q4 2022 | 32,890 | 50,570 |
| Q3 2022 | 47,720 | 40,650 |
| Q2 2022 | 57,270 | 46,330 |
| Q1 2022 | 44,190 | 40,810 |
| Q4 2021 | 36,030 | 45,580 |
| Q3 2021 | 48,070 | 40,940 |
| Q2 2021 | 47,060 | 43,910 |
| Q1 2021 | 46,000 | 44,510 |
| Q4 2020 | 36,450 | 51,400 |
| Q3 2020 | 40,510 | 42,110 |
| Q2 2020 | 17,690 | 16,640 |
| Q1 2020 | 34,790 | 36,510 |
| Q4 2019 | 30,040 | 49,720 |
| Q3 2019 | 43,600 | 42,800 |
| Q2 2019 | 40,090 | 46,310 |
| Q1 2019 | 39,270 | 39,050 |
| Q4 2018 | 36,650 | 48,870 |
| Q3 2018 | 48,060 | 38,660 |
| Q2 2018 | 42,400 | 42,480 |
| Q1 2018 | 41,500 | 35,480 |
| Q4 2017 | 37,230 | 46,280 |
| Q3 2017 | 41,710 | 36,980 |
| Q2 2017 | 43,360 | 42,160 |
| Q1 2017 | 41,810 | 37,050 |
| Q4 2016 | 34,990 | 38,400 |
| Q3 2016 | 42,580 | 35,810 |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Check it yourself
- https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 28 October 2026, 23:40 UTC
- Raw files fetched
- https://www.gov.uk/api/content/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-buildingSHA-256 440b7181e096cce24fc5febc95261406481c70761d1ce17e86b030c67763526a · 82,914 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab3e256a9c3d267bcccedc1/LiveTable213.odsSHA-256 75930da6508b75cf338cf6206cf106795b85a0f5ba2d9deb0efacc909ce34fc6 · 27,185 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 23:44 UTC Run at 28 October 2026, 23:44 UTC; 80 of 80 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-28T23:40:54Z; 2 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 2 of 2 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 80 of 80 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 80 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 80 of 80 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | GOV.UK table is current | latest period 2026 Q2 ended 120 days before retrieval (limit 200), from Table 213: permanent dwellings started and completed, by tenure, England (quarterly) |
| Pass | District table 253a agrees | 80 of 80 figures match the England row of each quarter's sheet in https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab3e296fe72ed1e2b02ef82/LiveTable253a.ods |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building – HTTP 200 |
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.