New House Building, January to March 2009

Statistics on the number of new dwellings started and completed include data for Wales for the period January to March 2009, as reported by local authorities. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 11 March 2009. This information 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.

Starts

• During the January to March quarter 2009, 1,005 new dwellings were started.
• The number of starts has increased by 323 (47 per cent) from the previous quarter and decreased by 811 (45 per cent) from the same quarter of the previous year.
• The private sector accounted for 802 new dwellings started, some 80 per cent of all activity. The remaining 203 dwellings were started by registered social landlords. There were no dwellings started by local authorities.
• During the quarter, the highest number of starts across all tenures were seen in Newport and Powys, whilst Merthyr Tydfil and the Isle of Anglesey saw the lowest number of starts

Completions

• 1,474 dwellings were completed during the January to March quarter 2009.
• The number of completions decreased by 220 (13 per cent) from the previous quarter and decreased by 346 (19 per cent) from the same quarter of the previous year.
• 1,259 dwellings (85 per cent) were completed by the private sector. The remaining 215 dwellings were completed by registered social landlords. There were no dwellings completed by local authorities.
• The highest number of dwelling completions, across all sectors, was seen in Cardiff and Swansea whilst the lowest were seen in Ceredigion and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5055
E-mail: stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

September 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)