New Homes fact sheet 1: The need for homes
Part of a series collecting key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration.
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The need for new homes
This fact sheet explores why new housing is needed. This fact sheet includes data and information on how many homes are needed, where they are needed, and what factors are driving the need for more homes. Data are provided on the number of new homes built across the country and some of the consequences of not building enough homes.
About the New Homes Fact Sheets
The New Homes Fact Sheets, developed by Homes England, are a series of key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration, created to support conversations with local communities.
They provide a fact-based resource for everyone to draw upon to effectively communicate the context and processes around new homes and regeneration.
The development of the fact sheet series has involved consultation with local government officers, community groups and industry experts.
The other fact sheets in this series are:
Fact sheet 2: How new homes are planned
Fact sheet 3: Transport and infrastructure services
Fact Sheet 4: New homes and healthcare facilities
Fact sheet 5: New homes and school places
Fact sheet 6: The role of design and placemaking
Fact sheet 7: Homes and different land types
Fact sheet 8: Economic, social and environmental benefits
Fact sheet 9: What is affordable housing?
Fact sheet 10: New homes in rural areas
Guidance on how how the fact sheets were developed, and how they are intended to be used.
Last updated 16 January 2024 + show all updates
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The number of homes built in 2022 has been amended.
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The link to the data source published in March 2023 has been amended.
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First published.