Dwelling stock by nation, UK

Official statistics; the figures for 31 March 2022, 2023 and 2024 are provisional

All dwellings in the UK, Great Britain, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland at the 31st of March each year since 2001, from the ONS's dwelling stock by tenure.

United Kingdom

30,667,438

31 Mar 2024 · 25,617,751 in England

Verified against source, 8 November 2026, 13:22 UTC

Dwelling stock by nation, UK

United Kingdom
Great Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

24 periods, newest first

Period	United Kingdom	Great Britain	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
31 Mar 2024	30,667,438 (p)	29,831,450 (p)	25,617,751 (p)	1,482,600 (p)	2,731,099	835,988
31 Mar 2023	30,413,473 (u,r,p)	29,584,644 (u,r,p)	25,396,342 (u,r,p)	1,478,000 (u,r,p)	2,710,302 (u)	828,829 (u)
31 Mar 2022	30,143,719 (u,r,p)	29,321,636 (u,r,p)	25,162,050 (u,r,p)	1,472,400 (u)	2,687,186 (u)	822,083 (u)
31 Mar 2021	29,873,357 (u)	29,059,147 (u)	24,927,588 (u)	1,467,200 (u)	2,664,359 (u)	814,210 (u)
31 Mar 2020	29,623,144 (u,r)	28,815,332 (u,r)	24,709,834 (u,r)	1,460,200 (u)	2,645,298 (u)	807,812 (u)
31 Mar 2019	29,337,942 (u)	28,538,971 (u)	24,461,243 (u)	1,451,700 (u)	2,626,028 (u)	798,971 (u)
31 Mar 2018	29,052,413 (u)	28,262,085 (u)	24,213,477 (u)	1,443,500 (u)	2,605,108 (u)	790,328 (u)
31 Mar 2017	28,788,428 (u)	28,005,156 (u)	23,985,307 (u)	1,434,500 (u)	2,585,349 (u)	783,272 (u)
31 Mar 2016	28,530,423 (u)	27,753,897 (u)	23,762,072 (u)	1,425,200 (u)	2,566,625 (u)	776,526 (u)
31 Mar 2015	28,302,743 (u)	27,531,610 (u)	23,566,538 (u)	1,416,000 (u)	2,549,072 (u)	771,133 (u)
31 Mar 2014	28,098,272 (u)	27,331,272 (u)	23,389,956 (u)	1,407,600 (u)	2,533,716 (u)	767,000
31 Mar 2013	27,929,918 (u)	27,167,918 (u)	23,247,462 (u)	1,399,500 (u)	2,520,956 (u)	762,000
31 Mar 2012	27,775,397 (u)	27,016,397 (u)	23,116,851 (u)	1,391,600 (u)	2,507,946 (u)	759,000
31 Mar 2011	27,611,539 (u)	26,854,539 (u)	22,976,066 (u)	1,383,800 (u)	2,494,673 (u)	757,000
31 Mar 2010	27,446,199 (u,r)	26,696,199 (u,r)	22,838,672 (u,r)	1,375,200 (u)	2,482,327 (u)	750,000
31 Mar 2009	27,268,122 (u)	26,528,122 (u)	22,693,802 (u)	1,365,800 (u)	2,468,520 (u)	740,000
31 Mar 2008	27,045,076 (u)	26,317,076 (u)	22,511,036 (u)	1,355,300 (u)	2,450,740 (u)	728,000
31 Mar 2007	26,772,136 (u,r)	26,059,136 (u,r)	22,287,502 (u,r)	1,343,300 (u)	2,428,334 (u)	713,000
31 Mar 2006	26,515,593 (u,r)	25,809,593 (u,r)	22,072,566 (u,r)	1,330,600 (u)	2,406,427 (u)	706,000
31 Mar 2005	26,273,862 (u)	25,575,862 (u)	21,869,913 (u)	1,319,100 (u)	2,386,849 (u)	698,000
31 Mar 2004	26,042,106 (u,r)	25,358,106 (u,r)	21,684,360 (u,r)	1,307,200 (u)	2,366,546 (u)	684,000
31 Mar 2003	25,835,741 (u)	25,156,741 (u)	21,513,391 (u)	1,296,100 (u)	2,347,250 (u)	679,000
31 Mar 2002	25,636,199 (u)	24,968,199 (u)	21,353,516 (u)	1,285,200 (u)	2,329,483 (u)	668,000
31 Mar 2001	–	24,793,368 (u)	21,207,000 (u)	1,274,500 (u)	2,311,868 (u)	–

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Raw files fetched

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/dwellingstockbytenureuk/dataSHA-256 9f77114d8d10ebb8c62a4c3bcf0d74646c5a3ef1108f664b0b6643e012035633 · 1,379 bytes
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Verification

Verified against source, 8 November 2026, 13:22 UTC Run at 8 November 2026, 13:22 UTC; 144 of 144 figures matched the live source.

Result	Check	Detail
Pass	Provenance recorded	Office for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-08T13:08:13Z; 3 raw file(s)
Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	3 of 3 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	144 of 144 figures and the headline reproduced; the meta's flags match
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	144 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	144 of 144 figures match exactly after downloading 3 source file(s) again (3 byte-identical); the headline matches; the meta's flags match
Pass	ONS edition is current	the 2024 edition counts at 2024-03-31, 952 days before retrieval (limit 1150)
Pass	MHCLG's Live Table 104 agrees	24 of 24 of England's figures match the 31 March rows of https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0dcbcc40a9c699fd826eec/LiveTable104.ods
Pass	England, Wales and Scotland make up Great Britain	24 of 24 cases of the years give England, Wales and Scotland adding up to Great Britain
Pass	Great Britain and Northern Ireland make up the UK	23 of 23 cases of the years give Great Britain and Northern Ireland adding up to the UK
Pass	Source page answers	https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/dwellingstockbytenureuk – HTTP 200

Notes

Dwellings at the 31st of March each year, as each nation's statisticians count them and the ONS brings them together; the ONS marks figures u (not rounded), r (revised) or p (provisional), shown in the meta. Wales's figures are rounded to the nearest 100.