Net additional dwellings and demolitions
Key points
For the Lancashire-12 area the 4,248 additional dwellings recorded in 2024/25 were comprised of 4,040 which were newly built, 187 changes of use, 31 demolitions and 52 conversions or other gains or losses.
Net additional dwellings
This article presents the latest net additional dwellings for the Lancashire area. In previous articles we rounded all figures to the nearest five, but the latest report publishes exact numbers.
For the Lancashire-12 area, the net additional dwellings data for 2024/25 reveal a total of 4,248, down by 23.2% on the previous year (5,533).
In 2024/25, Preston and Wyre (both 660) and West Lancashire (554) recorded the highest yearly increases in the Lancashire-12 area, whilst the figures for Pendle and Rossendale were just 127 and 138 respectively.
Across the whole Lancashire-14 area, the total net additional dwellings figure of 5,021 was the lowest since 2016/17 (4,675).
Demolitions and change of use
The Lancashire-14 area has a large number of old terraced properties at the lower end of the price range that present significant issues. New dwelling stock is vitally important, but parts of the Lancashire-14 area also still have to address the legacy of a dysfunctional housing-market in certain areas, especially in the east of the county. The highest number of demolitions were in Blackburn with Darwen (49) during 2024/25.
In 2024/25, the net additional dwellings figure for the Lancashire-12 area (4,248) included -31 demolitions, offset by new build (+4,040), net change of use (+187) and net conversions plus other gains and losses (+52).
Table 1: Net additional dwellings 2024/25, components of change
| Area | New build | Net conversions / other gains or losses | Change of use | Demolitions | Net additions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 257 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 262 |
| Chorley | 381 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 383 |
| Fylde | 252 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 288 |
| Hyndburn | 124 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 174 |
| Lancaster | 167 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 196 |
| Pendle | 103 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 127 |
| Preston | 661 | 6 | -4 | -3 | 660 |
| Ribble Valley | 308 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 332 |
| Rossendale | 122 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 138 |
| South Ribble | 488 | -5 | 0 | -9 | 474 |
| West Lancashire | 530 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 554 |
| Wyre | 647 | 2 | 14 | -3 | 660 |
| Lancashire-12 | 4,040 | 52 | 187 | -31 | 4,248 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 521 | 51 | 0 | -49 | 523 |
| Blackpool | 148 | 60 | 42 | 0 | 250 |
| Lancashire-14 | 4,709 | 163 | 229 | -80 | 5,021 |
| England | 190,602 | 4,922 | 17,708 | -4,632 | 208,600 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live tables on dwelling stock, table 123.
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