More affordable homes built in Chichester this year – as numbers rise across England

By Marieta Marinova, Data Reporter
Published 7th Dec 2023, 17:10 BST
A general view of construction work on the O Cualann Cohousing affordable housing scheme in Ballymun North Dublin. Opposition leader Micheal Martin has accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of complacency in his approach to the country's housing crisis.A general view of construction work on the O Cualann Cohousing affordable housing scheme in Ballymun North Dublin. Opposition leader Micheal Martin has accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of complacency in his approach to the country's housing crisis.
A general view of construction work on the O Cualann Cohousing affordable housing scheme in Ballymun North Dublin. Opposition leader Micheal Martin has accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of complacency in his approach to the country's housing crisis.
More affordable homes were built in Chichester this year, new figures show, as numbers rose across England.

More affordable homes were built in Chichester this year, new figures show, as numbers rose across England.

More than 63,000 affordable homes were delivered across the country as of March 2023 – the highest number since 2014-15.

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But experts said this is still inadequate and a more ambitious house building agenda is needed.

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities figures show 390 affordable homes were completed in Chichester in 2022-23 – up from 159 during the same period the year before.

The figures include social and affordable rental properties, affordable home ownership, shared ownership and first homes. The number of social rent homes, however, has seen a fall in the last decade, with affordable rent now the most common housing for new supply.

Social rental properties are for low-income families and typically cost about 50% of market rents, while affordable housing is provided to low-income earners and can be charged up to 80% of market rents.