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Housing

House prices, rents, supply, planning, homelessness and affordability.

19

tracked measures

4

source systems

Headline measures

House prices

+2.8%

Jun 2025May 2026
yr/yrMay 2026

Private rents

+5.4%

Jul 2025Jun 2026
−0.3ppJune 2026

New homes

189k

Q2 2023Q1 2026
+4.2%Year to Q1 2026

Explore the detail

Prices, rents, supply, affordability, homelessness and planning describe different parts of the housing system.

More indicators

2 measures

Households in temporary accommodation

127k

Q2 2023Q1 2026
+8.4%Q1 2026

Major planning decisions on time

88%

Q2 2023Q1 2026
+1ppQ1 2026

Housing supply

5 measures

Homes England starts

42,433

2025/262025/26
latest financial year2025/26

UK housebuilding series

2 datasets

February 2026 releaseFebruary 2026 release
quarterly and annualFebruary 2026 release

Estimated net additional homes

199,500

2025/262025/26
latest rolling year2025/26

New-build starts

33,960

Q1 2026Q1 2026
−9% qtr/qtr; +18% yr/yrQ1 2026

Homes England completions

40,332

2025/262025/26
+9% yr/yr2025/26

Private rents

4 measures

Average UK private rent

£1,383

May 2025May 2026
+3.3% yr/yrMay 2026

Average rent in England

£1,442

May 2025May 2026
+3.4% yr/yrMay 2026

Average rent in Wales

£836

May 2025May 2026
+4.7% yr/yrMay 2026

Average rent in Scotland

£1,009

May 2025May 2026
+1.0% yr/yrMay 2026

House prices

1 measure

Average UK house price

£270,000

April 2025April 2026
+3.8% yr/yrApril 2026

Affordability

2 measures

England house-price affordability

7.6× earnings

20252025
2025 ratio2025

Wales house-price affordability

6.0× earnings

20252025
2025 ratio2025

Affordable housing

2 measures

Affordable home completions

32,243

2025/262025/26
+14% yr/yr2025/26

Social rent completions

9,381

2025/262025/26
+65% yr/yr2025/26

UK-wide market measures and England-only housing-service statistics should not be compared without checking geography. Every card links directly to its publishing organisation.