Statistics Show Overall Housing Starts Up In 2019-20

Housing programmes delivered by Homes England saw an overall increase in starts and completions in 2019-20 compared to the previous year, according to official statistics. Last year there were 47,965 new houses started on site and 40,452 houses completed between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020. Three-quarters (75 percent) of starts were for affordable homes, with the proportion up from two-thirds (67 per cent) from the previous year. Read more on the Homes England website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-homes-england-statistics-show-overall-housing-starts-up-in-2019-20-with-a-higher-proportion-of-affordable-homes