England’s housing starts rise, but delivery remains a separate test
Quarterly indicators show more homes entering construction while completions fall; coverage and project timing limit the conclusions.
Read the analysis →- Place
- England
- Reporting period
- Apr–Jun 2026
- Status
- Official estimates; subject to revisions
Two stages, not one cohort
Starts
35,910+6% on the previous quarter
Completions
35,800−3% on the previous quarter
Seasonally adjusted England new-build estimates. Building-control coverage is about 80%; these are not net additions or a conversion rate.
Source bulletins
Source bulletin: September 2026 Transaction Data
Single-source notice; substantive claims not independently verified
UK house price growth slows to 0.9% in August
Attributed official statistics · provisional; no independent price measurement