Housing statistics

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Quarterly and annual compendium publications of housing statistics, biannual homelessness statistics and the ongoing review of data included in these publications and their proposed changes.

Northern Ireland Housing Statistics report

The Northern Ireland Housing Statistics report is an annual compendium of statistics containing information on a range of areas relating to housing.

The next edition of the Northern Ireland Housing Statistics annual publication is due for release on 25 September 2024.

The report is divided into sections covering: supply, energy, social renting demand, private renting demand, owner occupier demand and household characteristics. 

Previous editions of the annual publication dating back to 1999 - 2000 are available and can be requested directly from Analytics Division.

Northern Ireland housing bulletins

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) housing starts and completions, social housing demand, homelessness, and new house sales and prices from the National House Building Council (NHBC).

The next edition of the Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is due for release on 22 August 2024.

Housing Bulletins for 2024

Housing Bulletins for 2023

Housing Bulletins for 2022

Housing Bulletins for 2021

Housing Bulletins for 2020

Previous editions of the bulletin dating back to January - March 2001 are available and can be requested directly from Analytics Division.

Northern Ireland homelessness bulletins

The Northern Ireland Homelessness bulletin is a biannual publication which contains information on a range of areas relating to homelessness. The report is currently divided into three sections which are: Homeless Presenters; Homeless Acceptances; and Temporary Accommodation. Homelessness figures presented in this report can be read in conjunction with those published in the quarterly Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin.

The next edition of the Northern Ireland Homelessness Bulletin is due for release in December 2024. 

Energy rating of housing in Northern Ireland

This is an Official Statistics in Development publication which will be produced each year. This publication uses data from Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to provide information on: energy rating, carbon dioxide emissions and heating fuel types for dwellings with a valid EPC for Northern Ireland.

User engagement

Feedback on the Northern Ireland Housing Report, the Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin and the Northern Ireland Homelessness Bulletin is particularly welcome from users. This will be used to further develop the publications and accompanying tables in line with user requirements. If you would like to participate in our user engagement survey, please do so by following these links:

Housing Statistics Publication Review

Quality assurance

A quality assessment of all administrative sources used to produce “Northern Ireland Housing Statistics” and the “Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin” can be found at the link below:

    Review of data included in housing publications

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    Most recent publications

    Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin April - June 2024

    Energy rating of housing in Northern Ireland up to March 2023

    Most recent news items

    The Northern Ireland Housing Statistics 2017-18 is released

    The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin July - September 2017 is released

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department for Communities including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme. You may also request your own personal information, via a Right of Access Request.

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