The following table shows the number of private enterprise new house building starts and completions in England in each quarter since 1980.
Private enterprise Starts Completions 1980 Q1 20,640 28,090 Q2 25,280 26,690 Q3 20,430 27,440 Q4 17,770 28,010 1981 Q1 23,020 25,430 Q2 28,250 22,360 Q3 28,590 24,760 Q4 21,990 26,340 1982 Q1 27,940 24,870 Q2 33,740 24,990 Q3 33,400 26,480 Q4 28,150 32,450 1983 Q1 35,420 28,860 Q2 42,700 31,740 Q3 39,430 31,320 Q4 33,440 37,570 1984 Q1 33,010 34,380 Q2 39,460 31,770 Q3 36,020 34,600 Q4 29,800 38,230 1985 Q1 29,900 32,480 Q2 40,130 32,520 Q3 39,760 32,670 Q4 34,490 37,780 1986 Q1 32,430 32,410 Q2 45,750 34,990 Q3 44,350 36,460 Q4 36,360 45,030 1987 Q1 39,960 38,660 Q2 45,860 38,660 Q3 48,180 39,270 Q4 40,890 45,150 1988 Q1 45,880 44,380 Q2 54,780 41,770 Q3 50,240 44,730 Q4 45,070 45,140 1989 Q1 40,570 40,400 Q2 41,700 37,310 Q3 33,410 37,000 Q4 26,220 39,290 1990 Q1 29,470 34,840 Q2 30,440 31,540 Q3 28,310 33,010 Q4 24,510 36,660 1991 Q1 25,700 31,280 Q2 32,500 32,150 Q3 31,460 32,890 Q4 24,650 34,860 1992 Q1 26,940 32,150 Q2 28,910 28,550 Q3 24,510 29,850 Q4 19,230 28,980 1993 Q1 29,110 28,530 Q2 31,560 27,890 Q3 30,130 28,550 Q4 25,660 31,670 1994 Q1 32,590 27,950 Q2 36,980 29,220 Q3 33,470 31,810 Q4 28,360 33,730 1995 Q1 29,220 30,990 Q2 33,040 31,880 Q3 27,280 30,690 Q4 20,870 31,910 1996 Q1 26,960 29,140 Q2 31,590 28,570 Q3 33,100 30,300 Q4 29,940 33,550 1997 Q1 35,320 28,750 Q2 35,360 33,090 Q3 34,340 31,660 Q4 31,060 34,730 1998 Q1 35,530 28,350 Q2 34,760 31,320 Q3 33,870 30,580 Q4 27,420 32,260 1999 Q1 33,600 27,040 Q2 34,620 29,980 Q3 32,780 32,450 Q4 29,460 33,720 2000 Q1 35,690 28,320 Q2 36,190 30,440 Q3 33,720 28,490 Q4 25,790 31,090 2001 Q1 32,900 26,630 Q2 36,590 28,020 Q3 36,160 29,210 Q4 30,670 30,980 2002 Q1 35,420 27,490 Q2 34,980 30,820 Q3 36,490 29,640 Q4 30,290 35,370 2003 Q1 37,930 28,630 Q2 38,970 32,370 Q3 37,350 30,920 Q4 33,270 39,130 2004 Q1 39,180 27,670 Q2 43,820 35,730 Q3 42,350 36,120 Q4 36,800 37,810 2005 Q1 36,980 29,470 Q2 45,000 36,710 Q3 40,760 33,550 Q4 38,380 42,010 2006 Q1 43,300 32,670 Q2 42,740 38,350 Q3 36,000 32,340 Q4 37,340 36,550 2007 Q1 39,170 38,450 Q2 38,940 38,490 Q3 38,630 33,950 Q4 33,900 41,210 2008 Q1 28,410 29,940 Q2 28,100 31,790 Q3 17,390 25,840 Q4 12,280 28,140 Source: New build starts and completions from P2 monthly and quarterly returns submitted by local authorities and the National House-Building Council to Communities and Local Government.