The number of new homes added to England’s housing stock each year has fallen to its lowest level for nearly a decade, figures show.

Some 208,600 new dwellings were created in England in 2024/25, down 6% from 221,409 in the previous 12 months.

There were 190,602 new builds, 17,708 properties that saw a change of use from non-domestic to residential, plus 3,846 conversions between houses and flats, according to data published by the Ministry of Housing , Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

A further 1,076 other types of homes were added, such as caravans and house boats, while there were 4,632 demolitions.

The total of 208,600 additional new homes is the lowest for a financial year since 2015/16, when the figure was 195,534.

The number of new homes supplied in England – defin

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