Housing programmes delivered by Homes England resulted in 38,308 new houses starting on site and 36,872 new homes completed between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. This represents an increase in both starts (by 5%) and completions (by 12%) compared to the same period the previous year.
30,087 of new starts on site were for affordable houses — a 0.6% increase on the previous year, and representing 79% of all starts.
Of the affordable homes started in this period
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5,680 were for social rent, an increase of 43% on the previous year
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2,800 were for intermediate affordable housing schemes, including shared ownership and rent to buy — a decrease of 27% on the previous year
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2,665 were for affordable rent, a decrease of 18%.
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The tenure is still to be confirmed for a further 18,942 of the affordable homes starts (a 1% increase on this figure for the same period last year).
Of the affordable housing starts delivered, 96% were delivered from the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, up from 74% on the same period last year. This is because the Shared Ownership and Affordable Housing Programme (SOAHP) 2016 to 2021 closed to new business and finished delivering housing starts in March 2024. Over its lifetime, it exceeded its target of 130,000, delivering 136,169 affordable starts on site. It is due to finish delivery of completions by March 2026.
28,370 of the housing completions for this period were for affordable homes. This is a 15% increase on the previous year, and represents 77% of all completions. This increase can be attributed to the maturing of the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, where the starts from the first couple of years develop into completions.
Of the affordable homes completed in this period
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10,755 were for affordable rent, an increase of 15% on the same period last year
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11,883 were for Intermediate Affordable Housing Schemes, an increase of 13%
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5,732 were for social rent, an increase of 33%.
Eamonn Boylan, Chief Executive of Homes England, said
The statistics published today demonstrate the commitment and determination of the sector to build the new homes and communities the country needs.
It also shows the importance of programmes like the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) to enable the delivery of these much-needed homes — and comes hot on the heels of the government committing a further £39 billion in funding to affordable homes over a 10 year period, giving confidence and certainty to the sector.
We’ll be working closely with the government on the operationalisation of this funding over the coming months, alongside other new initiatives such as the creation of the National Housing Bank, whilst continuing to work closely with local leaders to understand local needs, and providers to ensure they have the support to meet that need.
Notes to Editors
All ‘tenure to be confirmed starts’ originate from Strategic Partnerships (SP) where providers are not contractually required to identify the tenure of a unit until completion. These starts will be restated under their specified tenure headings in future national statistics updates once the tenure has been established at completion. Homes England also manages the Help to Buy equity loan scheme in England (including in London on behalf of the GLA). However, the completions are reported by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and, therefore, are excluded from these statistics.
National housing statistics are published twice a year showing half and full year starts and completions as part of planned national statistical releases. The next release is half year starts and completions, which are due to be published in November or December 2025. Housing figures cannot be provided outside of these official releases.
Homes England programmes are funded by central government to enable private registered providers, house builders, community groups and local authorities to deliver affordable housing.
This release presents the housing starts on site and housing completions delivered by Homes England between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 in England excluding London (for both the current and historical series) with the exception of the Build to Rent (BtR), Builders Finance Fund (BFF), Get Britain Building (GBB), the Home Building Fund – Short Term Fund (HBF-STF) and the Home Building Fund (HBF) programmes which are administered by Homes England on behalf of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and where delivery covers all of England including London.
Since April 2012, the Mayor of London has had oversight of strategic housing, regeneration and economic development in London.
The list of programmes included in these totals are detailed in the official housing statistics report.
