Scottish Housing Market Review Q4 2025

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 the year to end September 2025, there were 18,347 new-build completions in Scotland, 1,498 fewer (-8%) than in the same period a year ago. Within this period, private-sector completions fell from 14,976 to 14,225 (-5%). Meanwhile, social-sector completions also fell but at a steeper rate from 4,869 to 4,122 (-15%).

In the year to end September 2025, the number of new-build starts was 14,846, an annual fall of 5%. Within this time period, private-sector starts fell from 12,207 to 11,815 (-3%). Meanwhile, in the social sector, starts fell from 3,377 to 3,031 (-10%).

Source: Scottish Government

10.2. Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP)

Quarterly affordable housing supply statistics are used to inform progress against Scottish Government affordable housing delivery targets, which set out an ambition to deliver 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, of which at least 70% will be for social rent and 10% will be in rural and island communities. So far, 31,064 affordable homes have been completed towards the target. These completions consist of 24,112 (78%) homes for social rent, 4,345 (14%) for affordable rent, and 2,607 (8%) for affordable home ownership.

The number of AHSP completions fell from 8,513 in the year to end September 2024 to 6,582 in the year to the end of September 2025, which is a reduction of 23%. Meanwhile, over this period, the number of AHSP starts fell from 6,347 to 5,494 (‑13%) and the number of approvals fell from 6,682 to 5,222 (-22%).

Source: Scottish Government