There were 67,422 new homes registered with the National House-Building Council (NHBC) in the first six months of 2013. Every region, bar Wales and the Isle of Man, saw growth.
This was the highest half-yearly total of new homes registered since 2008.
The NHBC figures for Q2 2013 showed a 38% increase in registrations compared to the same period last year – 35,683 in Q2 2013 compared to 25,798 in Q2 2012.
NHBC commercial director Richard Tamayo said: “Our latest registration statistics show an encouraging broad-based recovery. While London remains an engine for growth we are seeing overall numbers up across the UK with both the private sector (up 23% to 48,817 in Jan-June 2013 compared to 2012 figure of 39,836) and the public sector (up 56%; 18,605 compared to the same half-yearly period in 2012; 11,960) contributing fully to this growth.
“After a pause in June while builders focussed on completions for their full and half years, July registrations are showing clear indications that builders are returning to the challenge of ramping up production and increasing volumes from this current low base.”
NHBC new home registrations by region
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Region |
April-June 2013 |
April-June 2012 |
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England - Regions |
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North East |
1,674 |
809 |
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North West |
2,324 |
2,097 |
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Merseyside |
423 |
391 |
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Yorkshire & the Humber |
1,636 |
1,536 |
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West Midlands |
2,848 |
1,992 |
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East Midlands |
2,693 |
2,202 |
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Eastern |
3,888 |
2,883 |
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South West |
3,911 |
2,616 |
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Greater London |
7,824 |
3,297 |
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South East |
4,355 |
4,335 |
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Totals for England |
31,576 |
22,158 |
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Scotland - Councils |
2,611 |
1,966 |
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Wales - Unitary Authorities |
848 |
1,201 |
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Northern Ireland - Counties |
623 |
447 |
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Isle of Man |
25 |
26 |
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Totals for UK |
35,683 |
25,798 |
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