Greater Manchester delivered homes at a slower rate than the national average during Andy Burnham’s time as mayor according to analysis from Inventory Base.
The region recorded an annual average of 3.8 net additional homes per 1,000 residents between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
That placed Greater Manchester eighth among England’s 14 metro mayoral areas and below the national average of 4.1 additions per 1,000 people.
The findings provide a benchmark for Burnham’s housing record following his move from Greater Manchester mayor to Prime Minister and renewed commitments to increase housebuilding nationally.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE LEADS DELIVERY
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough recorded the highest rate, averaging 5.6 additional homes per 1,000 residents annually.
Greater Lincolnshire and Hull and East Yorkshire jointly ranked second at 4.7, followed by York and North Yorkshire at 4.4 and the East Midlands at 4.3.
Greater London and the West of England both delivered 4.2 additions per 1,000 residents, marginally exceeding the England average.
Greater Manchester was followed by the West Midlands at 3.7, while Tees Valley and South Yorkshire each averaged 3.6.
Liverpool City Region and West Yorkshire recorded 3.2, with the North East sitting at the bottom of the table at 3.1.
WIDER MEASURE OF SUPPLY
Inventory Base used Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government net additional dwelling figures alongside Office for National Statistics population estimates.
Unlike new-build completions alone, net additions measure changes to the total housing stock by including conversions and changes of use while subtracting demolitions.
Sián Hemming-Metcalfe, Operations Director at Inventory Base, says: “By accounting for conversions, changes of use and demolitions alongside new-build homes, they paint a far clearer picture of whether an area is genuinely increasing the number of properties available.”
She adds that increasing supply could ease pressure across the wider housing market and private rented sector, although it would not resolve every affordability problem.
Hemming-Metcalfe says: “As metro mayors continue to play a greater role in housing and regeneration, these figures provide a valuable benchmark for how effectively England’s largest city regions are increasing the supply of homes over time.”
