UK Private Sector House Building: Dwellings Completed by Tenure and Type

Dwellings completed by tenure, house and flat type, and number of bedrooms, presented by the UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Tables provide the latest data, presented by type and other variables, including by geographical area or as a time series. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in private sector housing completions based on the time series data mentioned in the description.
• Comparing dwelling types (houses vs. flats) and bedroom counts across different UK geographical areas.
• Modeling the relationship between housing tenure and construction output in the private sector.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
• Includes breakdowns by multiple variables such as tenure, dwelling type, and number of bedrooms.
• Offers both geographical and time series presentations of the data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the UK government source.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:50.600085; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom