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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics New dwellings completed by area, dwelling type and number of bedrooms
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TenureThis split should be treated with caution (see \'Summary information\' below).[Filtered]
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PeriodData on starts and completions of new permanent dwellings is only available at Wales level prior to 1996-97. From 1996-97, the information is available at a local authority level. Figures on housing starts are from records kept for building control purposes. It is often difficult for data providers to identify whether a dwelling is being built for RSLs or for a private developer and this may lead to an understatement of RSL starts recorded in these tables, and a corresponding overstatement of private enterprise figures. This problem is more likely to occur with starts than completions, and as a result, the data on starts are no longer split by tenure from 2011-12. <br />Torfaen did not provide data for January-March 2019-20. Gwynedd did not provide data for January-March 2023-24.[Filtered]
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Dwelling TypeBreakdown by Houses and Flats [Filter]
BedroomsBreakdown by number of bedrooms within property. [Filter]
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[Collapse]Wales(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2,457476640(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.842(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.499(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,77385361(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.831(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.496684391279113
Wales[Collapse]North Wales3363749172782834301727753331901
North WalesIsle of Anglesey2206610220661000000
Gwynedd3161087160286156801
Conwy1200102120010200000
Denbighshire6042029747011297134900
Flintshire1002574028774540282321200
Wrexham11126792410906792422000
[Collapse]Mid and South West Wales(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.4385890(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.201(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.89(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3703062(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.190(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.88682828111
Mid and South West WalesPowys9918244710991824471000000
Ceredigion437121593511015986200
Pembrokeshire757104711531636102264111
Carmarthenshire(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.90171927(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.27(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.652927(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2725151000
Swansea(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.94810(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.49(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.27(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.94810(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.49(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2700000
Neath Port Talbot3711516524031651311200
[Collapse]South East Wales(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,683381501(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.469(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.332(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,12051269(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.469(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.33156333023201
South East WalesBridgend(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.45117(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1215(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3737(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.121588000
Vale of Glamorgan2828510254411761815440106842101
Cardiff(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.553155195(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.11390(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2951478(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1139025814111700
Rhondda Cynon Taf(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.11071053(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.40(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.11071053(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.4000000
Merthyr Tydfil28104591400591410400
Caerphilly1364431431894112243184233900
Blaenau Gwent2938144200214493600
Torfaen4610518134265181344000
Monmouthshire1894129724715792972473232000
Newport265151108555175035855590157500

Metadata

Title

Completions of new permanent dwellings

Last update

19 September 2024 19 September 2024

Next update

December 2024

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

New house building data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.housingconditions@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

In Wales, new house building is undertaken by the private sector, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and local authorities. The information presented here 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. The exclusion of this information means that there is currently an undercount in the number of dwellings completed though this is estimated to be quite small.

The information shows the number of new dwellings completed in Wales and is collected in order to assess the level of new house building across Wales during the period. The data is used to help monitor trends in both the overall level of Welsh housing stock and the changes in its tenure distribution over time. Data is also used by the Welsh Government and local authorities to assess levels of housing supply across Wales and as an indication as to whether housing need is being met.

Figures on housing completions are from records kept for building control purposes. It is sometimes difficult for building control officers and NHBC to identify the intended final tenure of the property (the basis for the tenure information). This may lead to an under-count of social sector new house building and an over-count for the private sector. Within the social sector it may also lead to an under-count of local authority new house building and an over count for the RSL sector. Therefore the tenure data should be treated with caution.

New house building funded with capital grant funding includes funding via Social Housing Grant, Recycled Social Housing Grant and Strategic Capital Investment Fund.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via quarterly returns from Local Authorities and the National Housing-Building Council (NHBC).

Frequency of publication

Quarterly

Data reference periods

From 1974-75 onwards. Quarterly data not collected for 2020-21 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

Data prior to the last period covered have been revised since previously published. Revisions are marked in the data with an (r).

As these data also form part of other data collections, for example counts of properties which are compliant with the Welsh Housing Quality Standard, it is possible that the data will be subject to minor revision in due course. If necessary, for example where revisions are significant, these amendments will also be included in a revised formal release of data (see weblinks).

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Keywords

Housing, New House Building, Starts, Completions, National House Building Council