Housing: Construction Robert Neill To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many private sector dwellings were (a) started and (b) completed in each quarter of each of the last 30 years. Mr. Iain Wright 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.| | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------