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Publication - Statistics

Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update: New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply (published 24 January 2023)

Published
24 January 2023
From
Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Part of
Housing
ISBN
9781805254676

A summary of activity in new build housing, affordable housing and long term empty properties and second homes in Scotland.

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Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update: New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply (published 24 January 2023)

This statistical publication provides information on the latest trends in:

  • Quarterly all-sector and private-led new housebuilding starts and completions to end June 2022 and social sector new housebuilding starts and completions to end September 2022
  • UK House Price Index Official Statistics on new build sales transactions, as a measure of private-led new housebuilding activity to end August 2022.
  • Quarterly Affordable Housing Supply Programme approvals, starts and completions, by type, to end September 2022.
  • The latest annual statistics on long-term empty properties and second homes as at September 2022.

The publication also presents annual rates of new housebuilding and affordable housing supply per head of population, with comparisons to other UK countries.

Chart 1: Annual all-sector new housebuilding completions increased by 9% in the latest year to end June 2022, although starts have decreased by 13%.
Chart 1: A line chart showing both All-sector new housebuilding starts and All-sector new housebuilding completions, with Starts decreasing and Completions increasing in the latest year to end June.

Background information including Excel webtables and explanatory notes on data sources and quality are available in the Housing Statistics webpages.

Contact

Email: housing_statistics_inbox@gov.scot

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