The proportions of flat and house sales that were for new build properties for each of the last five years for England is presented in the table as follows. Data for 2006 are provisional.
2002 2003 2004 2005 12006 Flats 14.0 17.3 18.8 24.4 22.5 Houses 7.5 7.4 7.0 7.0 5.5 All sales 8.6 9.1 9.3 10.4 8.8 1provisional Source: HM Land Registry
Further information about plans for eco-towns will be set out later this year.