- Home
- News
All the latest updates on building safety reformRegulations latest
- Focus
- Comment
- Programmes
- CPD
- Building the Future
- Jobs
- Data
- Subscribe
- Events
2024 events calendar
Explore now
Building Awards
Keep up to date
- Building Boardroom
- Previous slide
- 3 of 8
- Next slide
| Buyer demand (October 2003) | ||
| Region | Cost | Change in 3 months |
| North | £172,449 | 4.4% |
| North-west | £174,808 | 3.7% |
| West Midlands | £194,536 | 1.1% |
| Wales | £168,689 | 0.2% |
| South-west | £215,798 | 0.9% |
| Yorks/Humbs | £174,740 | 5.3% |
| East Midlands | £181,625 | 2.2% |
| East Anglia | £199,306 | 0.9% |
| Greater London | £291,645 | 12.2% |
| South-east | £257,777 | 1.8% |
| Demand price by property type (October 02-October 03) | ||
| Demand price | % change | |
| Detached | £280,738 | 12.4 |
| Semi-detached | £155,560 | 11 |
| Terraced | £169,178 | 14.2 |
| Apartment | £187,352 | 13.5 |
| Penthouse | £305,705 | 25.5 |
| Migration monitor | |||
| Aug 03 | Sept 03 | Oct 03 (%) | |
| North | 1.06 | 0.7 | 0.84 |
| North West | -0.52 | 0.29 | 1.33 |
| Yorks&Humberside | 2.14 | 2.75 | 2.57 |
| Wales | 2.03 | 1.65 | 1.3 |
| West Midlands | -1.27 | -0.9 | -0.66 |
| East Midlands | 2.46 | 1.96 | 2.02 |
| East Anglia | 1.25 | 1.12 | 1.26 |
| South West | 4.37 | 3.29 | 2.79 |
| South East | -2.45 | -2.67 | -3.09 |
| Greater London | -9.06 | -8.19 | -8.37 |
| Planning approvals (October 2003) | |
| Northern Ireland | 111 |
| North-west | 1666 |
| Wales | 247 |
| West Midlands | 945 |
| Scotland | 294 |
| Yorks/Humbs | 724 |
| East Midlands | 536 |
| East Anglia | 213 |
| London | 471 |
| South-east | 756 |
| Total number of units by private housebuilders and housing associations approved in October 2003. | |
| Top housing association approvals October | ||
| Client | Applications approved | Number of units |
| Estuary Ha | 1 | 156 |
| Ealing Family Ha | 1 | 98 |
| London & Quadrant | 1 | 69 |
| CDS Co-op Housing Soc | 2 | 67 |
| Downland Ha | 1 | 37 |
| Bromford Ha | 1 | 36 |
| Riverside Ha | 2 | 35 |
| Threshold Ha | 1 | 22 |
| Templar Ha | 1 | 20 |
| South London Family Ha | 1 | 17 |
| Total | 12 | 557 |
| Top housebuilder approvals October | ||
| Client | Applications approved | Number of units |
| Persimmon Group | 3 | 388 |
| Bellway | 1 | 330 |
| Taylor Woodrow | 4 | 287 |
| Bishop Loch | 1 | 195 |
| Barratt | 2 | 178 |
| YJL | 2 | 161 |
| Malcolm Bullock & Son | 1 | 149 |
| Heritage Homes | 3 | 142 |
| Newland Homes | 1 | 77 |
| Wilson Bowden | 3 | 69 |
| Total | 21 | 1976 |
| New-build completions (October 2003) | |
| Northern Ireland | 1127 |
| North-west | 1282 |
| Merseyside | 299 |
| Wales | 585 |
| West Midlands | 1460 |
| South-west | 1415 |
| Scotland | 1827 |
| North-east | 577 |
| Yorks/Humbs | 1343 |
| East Midlands | 1222 |
| East Anglia | 1563 |
| London | 1680 |
| South-east | 2251 |
| New-build Sales, registrations and completions | ||
| October 2003 | October 2002 | |
| average daily sales | 522 | 546 |
| private registrations | 16,042 | 14,168 |
| private completions | 14,654 | 14,004 |
| housing association registrations | 1722 | 1014 |
| housing association completions | 1442 | 1541 |