Research from the firm has found delivery is down 10% from the 10-year average and well below the 300,000 per year widely accepted as a required minimum complete rate.

The government recently reported that around 196,500 dwellings were added to England’s housing stock in 2024/25, an average of 16,375 per month.

By contrast the previous decade average delivery of 222,746 homes a year or 18,562 a month.

Lanpro is projecting the government to fall around 860,000 homes short of its target by 2029, based on these current figures.

This reflects regional disparities with the firm describing housing delivery progress across England as “starkly uneven”.

The South East and London achieved just 47% and 25% of their respective estimated housing requirements in 2024/25.

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By contrast, parts of the East Midlands and the North East achieved delivery rates of 79% and 77%, respectively.

Additionally, while some local authorities have outperformed their targets — Salford delivered 196% of its housing needs — others have fallen short, such as Kensington and Chelsea with just 5%.

“During the Labour Party Conference we heard the mantra ‘build baby build’ numerous times. Yet our analysis shows that to pick up the necessary speed to meet the target, record breaking numbers of homes will need to be built in a short space of time,” said Faraz Baber, COO at Lanpro.

“This will require a holistic, cross departmental collaborative approach, led by both No.10 and the treasury, working with local authorities and government agencies.

“It will require a significant number of these homes to be built directly by the government and its associated agencies and will require alignment with transport and energy planning.”