In August 2018 the BBC Shared Data Unit reported house-building across half of England was slower than it had been before the financial crash.
Our analysis revealed almost a decade on from the 2008 crisis, some 52% of councils saw fewer homes built in the past year than in the year leading up to the crisis.
80% of council areas (267 out of 333 with comparable data) saw fewer homes built annually than the government estimated they needed.
This piece of content was produced by local newspaper journalists working alongside BBC staff.
The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the BBC and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:
- Yorkshire Evening Post: Two thirds of Yorkshire areas still not building homes at pre-recession levels 14 August 2018
- Pirate FM: Homes being built faster in Cornwall than anywhere else 14 August 2018
- Northumberland Gazette: Northumberland more than meeting its housing need 14 August 2018
- Cornish Stuff: The Proof – Cornwall is building new houses faster than anywhere in the country 14 August 2018
- Yorkshire Post: Leeds is among UK’s top house builders - but it’s still not enough to end the homes crisis 14 August 2018
- Falmouth Packet: Too many new houses generate income for those who don't need them, says councillor 14 August 2018
- Bob FM: Are enough new homes being built in Hertfordshire? 14 August 2018
- Rochdale Online: Rochdale house building rates still behind levels before recession 14 August 2018
- Stourbridge News: Dudley is exceeding house building targets, BBC analysis shows 14 August 2018
- Cornwall Live: New homes in Cornwall being built faster than anywhere else in the country 14 August 2018
- Wigan Today: Affordable homes are "high priority" says Wigan Council 14 August 2018
- News Guardian: Are enough homes being built in North Tyneside? 14 August 2018
- In Your Area: Berkshire house building has still not recovered from devastating 2008 crash 14 August 2018
- Lynn News: New-home building in West Norfolk falls short, new data reveals 14 August 2018
- Kidderminster Shuttle: House building in Wyre Forest exceeding Government targets, according to BBC figures 15 August 2018
- Halesowen News: Sandwell failing to meet house building targets, BBC analysis shows 15 August 2018
- Stroud News & Journal: Are enough homes being built in Stroud? 15 August 2018
- York: The Press: York's missed housing target figures ‘misleading’ 16 August 2018
- Worcester News: Worcester City Council just missing yearly home-building target 16 August 2018
- Ilford Recorder: Redbridge second worst in UK for missing target for building new homes 16 August 2018
- Teeside Live: Teesside councils allowing more homes to be built than they need to - are there too many? 16 August 2018
- Devon Live: Not enough new homes are being built in Devon according to Government figures 17 August 2018
- Harrogate Advertiser: New report reveals size of Harrogate's housing problems 17 August 2018
- Romford Recorder: Havering 11th worst in UK for missing target for building new homes - but council contests new figures 20 August 2018
- Wales: The Leader: Wrexham annual housebuilding efforts fall short of target 28 August 2018
- This story was also used by BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Somerset, BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC Radio York, BBC Surrey, BBC Radio Lincolnshire and BBC Tees
