According to the Glenigan index of construction starts, £11.2bn of residential work was begun during this period.

This reflected a 10% increase from the preceding three months.

Residential was one of the healthiest sectors in construction, which overall saw £19.2bn of work begin in the three months to July.

This meant the value of construction starts, in general, was up 9% from the previous period and by the same percentage from the year before.

Private housing construction was also revealed to be in good shape, with £9.6bn of projects beginning in the three months to July.

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This means private housing activity was up 24% from the preceding period, and 40% from the year before.

In contrast, social housing starts — £1.5bn in the same period — were down 33% from the preceding quarter and 24% lower than the same point in 2024.

Glenigan noted that this shows a different picture to the recent S&P Global UK Construction PIMI which reported the sharpest fall in activity in five years.

“The PMI reflects sentiment among purchasing managers, giving a forward-looking view based on survey responses, whereas the Glenigan Index is built on robust figures of actual projects starting on site,” added Glenigan in its data commentary.

“This makes it a more grounded measure of current activity, even if it lacks the PMI’s anticipatory edge.”