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Net additional dwellings

Official

Part of the Housing and Household Formation domain. Net additional dwellings delivered in England in the year, measuring housing supply against the ~300,000-a-year ambition.

Latest data

Latest reading

Latest value
209thousand net additional dwellings (England)

2024–25

Previous value
221thousand net additional dwellings (England)
+16pts
Direction of badnesslower is worse

A lower reading is treated as worse for this indicator.

Score composition

Stress score

63/100

Blended from three components: (60% weight), trend (30% weight) and volatility (10% weight). Full formula on the methodology page.

Level · 60% weight

53percentile

Percentile: this metric is scored against its own history, where today sits between its best and worst recorded years.

Trend · 30% weight

79deteriorating

Measured from the direction and size of the change between the two most recent readings.

Volatility · 10% weight

77

Measured from how much this indicator has swung period on period across its recorded history.

Data confidence and provenance

Confidence and source

0.75Medium0.75

How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentOfficial

Housing supply: net additional dwellings

Update frequency
Annual
Reliability
high
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Provenance

Provider
MHCLG
Series ID
net additional dwellings, England
Frequency
annual
Accessed
13 June 2026

Known weakness

A gross supply count; it does not net off demolitions beyond the standard adjustment or directly compare with household formation, so it speaks to supply volume rather than adequacy.

Notes

Verified official value from MHCLG (net additional dwellings, England), accessed 2026-06-13.

Historical values

History

PeriodValueRelative
2011137
2012141
2013131
2014142
2015177
2016196
2017223
2018228
2019248
2020249
2021218
2022234
2023221
2024209
2025209