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Publication - Research and analysis

Scottish Housing Market Review: Q1 2025

Published
11 April 2025
From
Minister for Housing, +1 more … Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate, +1 more … Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing
ISBN
9781836915065

Quarterly bulletin collating a range of previously published statistics on the latest trends in the Scottish housing market.

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10. Housing Supply

For a broader analysis of the latest housing supply data, which includes information on the geographical distribution of new build and affordable housing supply across local authorities, visit the Housing Statistics for Scotland webpage.

10.1. New Build

In 2024, there were 19,797 all-sector new-build completions in Scotland, a 7% fall on 2023; meanwhile, there were 15,050 starts, down by 9%. Within this, there were 15,066 private-sector completions, down by 1% on 2023, and 11,617 private-sector starts, down by 12%. Social sector completions totalled 4,731, 22% lower than 2023, while there were 3,433 social-sector starts, up by 2%.

Looking at calendar years and excluding 2020 (where Covid-19 impacted housebuilding), private-sector completions were the lowest since 2017 and starts the lowest since 2013. In the social sector, completions were the lowest since 2017, although, as set out above, starts were higher than 2023.

Chart 10.1 New-build completions by sector: Scotland (4-quarter moving total, to Q4 2024)
breakdown of new build completions in Scotland by sector, namely private sector, local authority and housing association, on a 4-quarter rolling average basis.

Source: Scottish Government

10.2. Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP)

In 2024, while there was a decrease in AHSP completions, which fell by 18% from 2023 to stand at 8,180, there were increases in approvals (up 4% to 6,440) and starts (up 4% to 6,501).

The Scottish Government has a target to deliver to deliver 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, of which at least 70% will be for social rent. By December 2024, 26,039 affordable homes had been completed towards the target, comprising 19,945 (77%) homes for social rent, 3,644 (14%) for affordable rent, and 2,450 (9%) for affordable home ownership.

Chart 10.2 AHSP completions (4-quarter moving total, to Q4 2024)
breakdown of Affordable Housing Supply Programme completions in Scotland by sector, namely social rent, affordable rent and affordable home ownership, on a 4-quarter rolling average basis.

Source: Scottish Government

Contact

Email: jake.forsyth@gov.scot

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