The number of homes the government built in Worcestershire last year
NEARLY 500 homes funded by the government were built in Worcestershire in the last financial year.
Figures from Homes England show 488 new homes were completed across the county between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
Housing programmes delivered by Homes England - the government's housing and regeneration agency - also oversaw 487 new starts on sites in Worcestershire.
So-called 'affordable homes' made up 338 of the homes started last year. This compares to 274 starts the year before.
These included 42 available for social rent - all in Redditch, and two for intermediate rent - also in Redditch.
31 were for affordable home ownership schemes and the tenure is still to be confirmed for another 263 homes.
Almost half of the affordable homes starts were in Wychavon (154) while just one was in Worcester.
Eamonn Boylan, chief executive of Homes England, said: 'The statistics published today demonstrate the commitment and determination of the sector to build the new homes and communities the country needs.
'It also shows the importance of programmes like the Affordable Homes Programme to enable the delivery of these much-needed homes - and comes hot on the heels of the government committing a further £39 billion in funding to affordable homes over a 10 year period, giving confidence and certainty to the sector.
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'We'll be working closely with the government on the operationalisation of this funding over the coming months, alongside other new initiatives such as the creation of the National Housing Bank, whilst continuing to work closely with local leaders to understand local needs, and providers to ensure they have the support to meet that need.'
Nationally, Homes England said there were 38,308 new houses starting on site and 36,872 new homes completed in the last financial year.
This represents an increase in both starts (by five percent) and completions (by 12 percent) compared to the same period the previous year.
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