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Data reveals the number of available homes in Lewisham
New data has revealed that the number of homes in Lewisham has risen between 2023 and 2024.
Data collated from housing supply data from local authorities across England has shown the number of homes in each local authority, along with annual net new builds and affordable housing completions.
Lewisham Council recorded a total of 13,584 dwellings in April 2024, 71 per cent of which were private homes, 18 per cent were housing association owned homes and 11 per cent were owned by the local authority.
These figures were higher than the national average, as nationally 83 per cent of dwellings are private sector, ten per cent are housing association dwellings and six per cent are local authority dwellings.
According to data, the total number of homes in Lewisham rose by 408 in the year to April 1, 2024, considering new builds, conversions, changes of use and demolitions.
These figures show an increase in available homes after home supplies went up by 289 in the previous year, when the authority recorded a total of 289 additional homes.
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Additionally, data has shown that Lewisham's number of new builds per year rose between 2022 – 2023 and 2023 – 2024 by 102 (56 per cent), from 181 to 283.
Although figures have shown that the number of new builds in Lewisham has shrunk by 1,515 since 2019 – 2022 when 1,168 new builds were recorded.
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Last year between 2023 and 2024 the number of homes converted in Lewisham was 73, which was a slight increase from the year before with 69.
Between 2023 and 2024, 56 homes were changed in use, which was a decrease from the previous year's total of 60.
However, the number of homes demolished has increased, with no homes recorded as demolished between 2022 and 2023 increasing to four between 2023 – 2024.
Councillor James-J Walsh, Cabinet Member for Inclusive Regeneration & Planning, said: 'We're getting on and building the homes Lewisham needs, as we believe everyone deserves a safe, secure and affordable home.
'It is a basic human right, not a privilege.
'We are committed to tackling the housing crisis head-on, and we are using every tool available to us as a council.
'We're building council homes ourselves, buying back those lost to Right to Buy, and making sure new developments deliver for all, securing the maximum possible number of social rent and other affordable homes from developers as we do so.
'We're also unlocking new opportunities, innovating, and working with partners who share our commitment to people, not profit, such as Citizen's House, a community land trust with homes permanently linked to the average income of an area.
'Our new Local Plan, which we expect to adopt this summer, lays out a bold vision for housing in Lewisham right through to 2040 – with fairness, sustainability, and affordability at its heart.
'With planning permission already in place for around 14,000 new homes, we're pushing every stalled site to move forward with delivery again.
'Now, with a new government that recognises the scale of Britain's housing crisis they inherited, and the vital role of local authorities in fixing it, we finally have a chance to build at the pace and scale Lewisham needs.
'We look forward to working with government to unlock new powers and new funding, as we work together with fresh determination to get Britain building.'
