Housing supply (including affordable) across the UK

All-sector housing supply across the UK countries

Chart 10 presents trends in the rates of all-sector new housebuilding completions per 10,000 population across each of the UK countries on a financial year basis (years to end March).

Please note that the most comprehensive measure for England’s housing supply is the financial year ‘net additional dwellings' series, rather than the indicative indicators of activity published in the quarterly new build statistics.

 Chart 10: UK New housebuilding completions as a rate per 10,000 population, 2007-08 to 2023-24 (years to end March)

Scotland built more homes per 10,000 population in 2023-24 compared with all other parts of the UK, as Chart 10 shows. In Scotland the completions rate was 36 per 10,000 people, England was 34 per 10,000 people, Northern Ireland was 28 per 10,000 people, and Wales was 15 per 10,000 people.

Housebuilding rates decreased across the UK in the latest period. The largest decrease (between 2022-23 and 2023-24) was reported in Wales (-18%), followed by Scotland (-17%), Northern Ireland (-16%) and England (-7%).

Affordable housing delivery across UK countries

Whilst definitions and the delivery of affordable housing differs across the UK, comparisons can be made considering these differences by financial year per 10,000 population.

Our previous publications presented such comparisons up 2023-24. Where, in 2023-24, the 9,514 affordable homes delivered in Scotland equates to a rate of 17.3 homes delivered per 10,000 population, compared to 11.5 in Northern Ireland, 10.8 in England and 9.9 in Wales. For a more detailed write up please refer to the December 2024 publication.