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).

1. New House Building in Wales
2018-19
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 2018-19 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 2018-19
Starts Completions
New dwelling started and completed in Wales, by year

3. New dwellings started during 2018-19
5,974 new dwellings
started during 2018-19
A decrease of 1%
on 2017-18

4. New Dwellings Completed during
2018-19
5,777 dwellings
completed
during 2018-19
a decrease of
13% on 2017-18
78% of new dwellings were in the private sector

5. New dwellings completed by type
During 2018-19, 78% (4,500)
of all new dwellings built
were houses and bungalows
The remaining 22%
(1,277) were flats

6. Size of new homes built, 2018-19
4 (+) beds 3 beds 2 beds 1 bed
25% 39% 24% 12%

7. Dwellings Completed by Tenure
and Bedrooms,
2013/14 – 2018/19 (%)
7
29
20
44
41
23
31
3
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Private
Sector
Social
Sector
1 bedroom 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 4 (or more) bedrooms

8. Want to know more?
• For more analysis see our release,
New House Building in Wales, 2018-19
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