Introduction

This statistical publication presents latest annual figures to end June 2024 on new housebuilding and the Affordable Housing Supply Programme. Rates of house building per population are published on a quarterly basis, which are presented by all sector, private sector, as well as the social sector (local authority and housing association). Comparisons to other UK countries are made when data are available. The latest quarterly data and comparisons to the corresponding quarter the year before is presented.

Timeseries for quarterly and annual data, along with local authority breakdowns, are contained in the supporting Excel tables.

An accreditied offical statistics publication for Scotland

These statistics are accredited official statistics. The Office for Statistics Regulation has independently reviewed and accredited these statistics as complying with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics.

These statistics are official statistics. Official statistics are statistics that are produced by crown bodies, those acting on behalf of crown bodies, or those specified in statutory orders, as defined in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

More information about Scottish Government statistics is available on the Scottish Government website.