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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics New dwellings started by period and tenure
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[Collapse]PeriodData on starts and completions of new permanent dwellings is only available at Wales level prior to 1996-97. From 1996-97, the information is available at a local authority level. Figures on housing starts are from records kept for building control purposes. It is often difficult for data providers to identify whether a dwelling is being built for RSLs or for a private developer and this may lead to an understatement of RSL starts recorded in these tables, and a corresponding overstatement of private enterprise figures. This problem is more likely to occur with starts than completions, and as a result, the data on starts are no longer split by tenure from 2011-12. [Filter]
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[Collapse]Total new dwellingsClick here to sortTotal new dwellings
Click here to sortPrivate enterprise new dwellingsClick here to sortRegistered social landlords new dwellingsClick here to sortLocal authority new dwellings
[Expand]1974-75 Annual5,3023487,77713,427
[Expand]1975-76 Annual7,7291268,87216,727
[Expand]1976-77 Annual7,6314416,50114,573
[Expand]1977-78 Annual6,7631,4923,88012,135
[Expand]1978-79 Annual7,1331,1763,60011,909
[Expand]1979-80 Annual7,4303773,32211,129
[Expand]1980-81 Annual4,5663851,9066,857
[Expand]1981-82 Annual4,6405691,5656,774
[Expand]1982-83 Annual6,1786451,8408,663
[Expand]1983-84 Annual5,7856131,8838,281
[Expand]1984-85 Annual6,0374148037,254
[Expand]1985-86 Annual6,9604938568,309
[Expand]1986-87 Annual7,6424857058,832
[Expand]1987-88 Annual9,3121,4441,02111,777
[Expand]1988-89 Annual10,5121,18065812,350
[Expand]1989-90 Annual9,7602,05739912,216
[Expand]1990-91 Annual7,2702,3062849,860
[Expand]1991-92 Annual6,7122,7001609,572
[Expand]1992-93 Annual6,3153,1032419,659
[Expand]1993-94 Annual7,2932,63318010,106
[Expand]1994-95 Annual7,1442,586789,808
[Expand]1995-96 Annual6,4462,375598,880
[Expand]1996-97 Annual7,0562,20939,268
[Expand]1997-98 Annual7,5591,496599,114
[Expand]1998-99 Annual7,61978908,408
[Expand]1999-00 Annual8,42383449,261
[Expand]2000-01 Annual8,3119261169,353
[Expand]2001-02 Annual8,37571569,096
[Expand]2002-03 Annual9,014497119,522
[Expand]2003-04 Annual9,4805661410,060
[Expand]2004-05 Annual9,095381349,510
[Expand]2005-06 Annual8,61335608,969
[Expand]2006-07 Annual8,732391129,135
[Expand]2007-08 Annual9,732467010,199
[Expand]2008-09 Annual4,45944384,910
[Expand]2009-10 Annual4,39391405,307
[Expand]2010-11 Annual5,001776215,798
[Expand]2011-12 Annual.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,971
[Expand]2012-13 Annual.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,291
[Expand]2013-14 Annual.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,786
[Expand]2014-15 Annual.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,955
[Expand]2015-16 Annual.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,708
[Collapse]2016-17 Annual.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,871
2016-17 Annual2016-17 April-June.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,357
2016-17 July-September.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,896
2016-17 October-December.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,141
2016-17 January-March.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,477
[Expand]2017-18 April-June.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,853

Metadata

Title

Starts of new permanent dwellings

Last update

14 September 2017 14 September 2017

Next update

December 2017

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

New house building data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.housing@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

In Wales, new house building is undertaken by the private sector, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and local authorities. The information presented here is based on the reports of local authority building inspectors and the National House Building Council (NHBC). It does not include information from private approved inspectors. The exclusion of this information means that there is currently an undercount in the number of dwellings started though this is estimated to be quite small.

The information shows the number of new dwellings started in Wales and is collected in order to assess the level of new house building across Wales during the period. The data is used to help monitor trends in both the overall level of Welsh housing stock and the changes in its tenure distribution over time. Data is also used by the Welsh Government and local authorities to assess levels of housing supply across Wales and as an indication as to whether housing need is being met.

Figures on housing starts are from records kept for building control purposes. It is often difficult for data providers to identify whether a dwelling is being built for RSLs or for a private developer and this may lead to an understatement of RSL starts recorded in these tables, and a corresponding overstatement of private enterprise figures. This problem is more likely to occur with starts than completions, and as a result, the data on starts are no longer split by tenure from 2011-12.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via quarterly returns from Local Authorities and the National Housing-Building Council (NHBC).

Frequency of publication

Quarterly

Data reference periods

From 1974-75 onwards

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

None

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Keywords

Housing, New House Building, Starts, Completions, National House Building Council, (NHBC)

Name

HOUS0701