The number of housing starts has been increasing steadily in the past three years, with 20,900 units started in 2022/23. That year, the number of new residential property completions in London also increased to 20,960 dwellings in 2022/22, a very similar level. The year in the timeline with the highest number of housing completions was 2015/16 at 24,190 units.
Housing constructions starts and completions in London (United Kingdom) between 2010/2011 and 2022/2023
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Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). (June 29, 2023). Housing constructions starts and completions in London (United Kingdom) between 2010/2011 and 2022/2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/788390/number-of-dwelling-starts-and-completions-london-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). "Housing constructions starts and completions in London (United Kingdom) between 2010/2011 and 2022/2023." Chart. June 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788390/number-of-dwelling-starts-and-completions-london-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). (2023). Housing constructions starts and completions in London (United Kingdom) between 2010/2011 and 2022/2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788390/number-of-dwelling-starts-and-completions-london-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). "Housing Constructions Starts and Completions in London (United Kingdom) between 2010/2011 and 2022/2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788390/number-of-dwelling-starts-and-completions-london-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK), Housing constructions starts and completions in London (United Kingdom) between 2010/2011 and 2022/2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788390/number-of-dwelling-starts-and-completions-london-uk/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Housing constructions starts and completions in London (United Kingdom) between 2010/2011 and 2022/2023 [Graph], Department for Communities and Local Government (UK), June 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/788390/number-of-dwelling-starts-and-completions-london-uk/