Can England deliver 1.5 million net additional homes during this Parliament?
The BuildPrompt Library. Public data on housing in England, with every figure linked to its source. We publish it to show how our platform traces numbers to evidence.
How far has England come towards the goal?
The goal and the pace of delivery are different questions.
The recorded estimate shows progress during this Parliament. The chart compares it with the whole goal and a clearly labelled, illustrative even pace.
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- Counting begins9 Jul 2024Start of the official Parliament-progress series
- Goal restated5 Dec 2024Plan for Change milestone
- Recorded through20 Sept 2026Latest accepted estimate
- Goal horizonJuly 2029Latest-end scenario; earlier dissolution possible
Milestones, not to time scale. Highlighted through 20 Sept 2026.
Even pace shows how many homes would have been added by this date if delivery were spread evenly across the assumed Parliament period. It is an illustrative comparison, not a government target or forecast. The latest-end scenario stops at the start of 9 July 2029, when Parliament automatically dissolves unless dissolved earlier. This is not a separately announced housing deadline. No delivery is assumed after 20 Sept 2026.
Policy date and deadline · Origin
Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street · 5 Dec 2024Plan for ChangeThe Prime Minister presented the Plan for Change to Parliament on 5 December 2024.Publication metadata and Details paragraph
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 5 Dec 2024Ministers set to unleash biggest building boom in half a centurydeliver 1.5 million homes in this ParliamentOpening summary and publication metadata
House of Commons · Committee of Public Accounts · 17 Jul 2026Unlocking land for housingThe government has set a milestone to deliver 1.5 million new homes over this Parliament to July 2029.Chapter 1, Introduction, paragraph 2
House of Commons Library · 15 Jul 2026Election timetablesif no early election is called Parliament will be automatically dissolved on 9 July 2029.Pages 16 and 18; automatic dissolution and section 4 of the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Publication context checked 26 Oct 2026; the delivery observation remains dated 20 Sept 2026.
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