National Housing Statistics

The latest statistics on the supply of affordable homes delivered under the National Affordable Housing Programme and all homes delivered under the Property and Regeneration Programme were released on Tuesday 24 November 2009.

Key points from the release are:

  • There were 14,136 housing starts on site and 20,177 housing completions in England in the six months to 30 September 2009 delivered under the National Affordable Housing Programme and the Property and Regeneration Programme.
  • 12,946 of the housing starts on site were for affordable homes of which 9,280 are for social rent, 1,556 for intermediate rent and 2,110 for low cost home ownership. Over half of these starts on site (55 per cent) are in London and the South East.
  • Housing completions in the six months to 30 September 2009 include 19,146 affordable homes of which 10,671 are for social rent, 789 for intermediate rent and 7,686 for low cost home ownership. Just under half (45 per cent) of these completions were in London and the South East.

National Housing Statistics November 2009

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Last updated: 18 November 2009