New housing construction in Wales declined in 2017-18, with 6,037 new dwellings started (a 12% decrease from the previous year) and 6,663 dwellings completed (a 2% decrease). The majority (75%) of new dwellings completed were houses and bungalows, while 23% of new homes had 4 or more bedrooms. Most new construction (82%) occurred in the private sector.

1. New House Building in Wales
2017-18
Information on the number of new
dwellings started and completed in
Wales based on the reports of local
authority building inspectors and the
National House Building Council (NHBC)

2. Sources: New House Building 2017-18 Statistical Release (Welsh Government)
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Starts Completions
Number of new dwellings started and completed annually

3. New dwellings started during 2017-18
6,037 new dwellings
started during 2017-18
A decrease of
12% on 2016-17

4. New Dwellings Completed during
2017-18
6,663 dwellings
completed
during 2017-18
a decrease of
2% on 2016-17
82% of new dwellings were in the private sector

5. Highest rate of
completions in
2017-18 was in the
Vale of Glamorgan
and Newport with
rates of 13.5 and 12.8
per 1,000 dwellings
respectively.
Wales average was
4.7.

6. New dwellings completed by type
During 2017-18, 75% (5,028)
of all new dwellings built
were houses and bungalows
The remaining 25%
(1,635) were flats

7. Size of new homes built, 2017-18
4 (+) beds 3 beds 2 beds 1 bed
23% 37% 28% 12%

8. Dwellings Completed by Tenure
and Bedrooms,
2012/13 – 2017/18 (%)
8
27
21
44
40
25
31
4
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Private Sector
Social Sector
1 bedroom 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 4 (or more) bedrooms

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New House Building in Wales, 2017-18
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