+One million new dwellings

+One million new dwellings

In this speed read article, we take a quick look at the number of new homes built across England and Wales over the past 5 years

  • Over 1.3 million new dwellings have been added to the housing stock across England and Wales over the past 5 years, according to data released this week by the MHCLG and Stats Wales.
  • The majority of new dwellings, over 1.1 million are in the private sector, either in owner occupation or privately rented.
  • The number of dwellings has increased by 4.6% across England and Wales since 2016, the East of England and South West seeing proportionally far higher rises.
  • The Government has been urged to reconsider its new proposed planning reforms including its zonal approach and replacing the Section 106 levy.
  • Source: Dataloft, MHCLG, Stats Wales, June 2021


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