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  • New dwelling statistics

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    • Statistics and research
    Land & Property Services (LPS) receive information from Building Control in each council in Northern Ireland (NI). This information contains the number of recorded new dwellings (houses and apartments) started and completed.

    Latest statistics

    During July to September 2025, 1,576 new dwellings were started and 1,379 new dwellings were completed in Northern Ireland.

    The number of new dwellings started and completed, by private owners and housing associations, each quarter from Quarter 1 2005 to Quarter 3 2025 can be viewed in the tables linked below.

    • New dwelling statistics detailed reports

    Future updates

    New dwelling statistics will be updated quarterly in February, May, August and November.

    Figures for October to December 2025 are scheduled to be released on 18 February 2026.

    • page last updated: 19 November 2025

    Revisions to published statistics

    It may be necessary to revise the quarterly figures if further starts or completions are reported to Council Building Control following the submission of data to LPS. Any revisions to the figures published in the previous quarter will be detailed on the cover sheet of the latest tables.

    Quality assurance

    An assessment of the quality of the administrative data used to produce the Northern Ireland new dwellings statistics can be viewed using the link below:

    • Quality assurance of administrative data

    Related statistics

    • Housing stock statistics

    Contact us

    Responsible Statistician: Adam McMaster

    • email: lps.statisticsbranch@finance-ni.gov.uk

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    • Land & Property Services (LPS) data available online

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    Most recent publications

    • New dwelling statistics detailed reports

      Published 19 November 2025
    See all publications in this topic

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    How to request information from the Department of Finance including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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