House Building: June Quarter 2008, England
Summary
The latest national statistics on house building were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 21 August 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 April to June 2008 and update those previously released on 15 May 2008.
Key points from the latest release are:
- There were an estimated 33,400 seasonally adjusted housing starts in England in the June quarter 2008, up 2 per cent on the previous quarter but 19 per cent lower than the June quarter 2007.
- Private enterprise housing starts (non- seasonally adjusted) were 27 per cent lower than the June quarter 2007. In contrast, housing starts by Registered Social Landlords (non-seasonally adjusted) have risen 56 per cent over the same period. They are now at their highest quarterly level in eleven years.
- Annual housing starts figures for England continued to decline. They totalled 147,500 in the 12 months to June 2008, down by 12 per cent compared with the same period a year ago and almost 20 per cent below their 2005/06 peak.
- Housing completions in England fell by 9 per cent from the previous quarter to an estimated 36,600 (seasonally adjusted) in the June quarter 2008. Compared with the June quarter 2007, completions were down by 13 per cent. Quarterly completions exceeded starts for the third quarter in a row.
- Annual housing completions in England totalled 161,100 in the 12 months to June 2008, down by 4 per cent compared with the previous year.
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