UK Construction Market Monitor

All construction work — output (Great Britain): £18,185m in July 2026; +0.1% on the previous month; -2.5% on July 2025.

Housing starts (England): 35,910 in Q2 2026; +6% on the previous quarter; +20% on Q2 2025.

Private commercial new work — construction output (Great Britain): £1,946m in July 2026; -0.4% on the previous month; -0.5% on July 2025.

Construction company insolvencies (England and Wales): 294 in August 2026; -19.9% on the previous month; +0.7% on August 2025.

Construction material price index — all work (Great Britain): 166.9 in August 2026; +0.4% on the previous month; +6.4% on August 2025.

Housing starts (England): 35,910 in Q2 2026; +6% on the previous quarter; +20% on Q2 2025.

Housing completions (England): 35,800 in Q2 2026; -3% on the previous quarter; +1% on Q2 2025.

Private new housing — construction output (Great Britain): £3,075m in July 2026; -4.9% on the previous month; -7.5% on July 2025.

Public new housing — construction output (Great Britain): £615m in July 2026; +3.2% on the previous month; -22.2% on July 2025.

New orders — private new housing (Great Britain): £2,333m in Q2 2026; -3.7% on the previous quarter; +12.9% on Q2 2025.

New orders — public new housing (Great Britain): £327m in Q2 2026; -2.1% on the previous quarter; -19.1% on Q2 2025.

Private commercial new work — construction output (Great Britain): £1,946m in July 2026; -0.4% on the previous month; -0.5% on July 2025.

Private industrial new work — construction output (Great Britain): £685m in July 2026; +1.0% on the previous month; -8.7% on July 2025.

New orders — private commercial (Great Britain): £1,988m in Q2 2026; -21.0% on the previous quarter; -28.5% on Q2 2025.

New orders — private industrial (Great Britain): £1,127m in Q2 2026; -10.1% on the previous quarter; +33.1% on Q2 2025.

Construction company insolvencies (England and Wales): 294 in August 2026; -19.9% on the previous month; +0.7% on August 2025.

Construction company insolvencies (Scotland): 13 in August 2026; -7.1% on the previous month; -7.1% on August 2025.

New construction company incorporations — all construction (SIC Section F) (United Kingdom): 6,010 in September 2026; +11.4% on the previous month; -8.8% on September 2025.

Construction of buildings (SIC 41) (United Kingdom): 2,527 in September 2026; +14.0% on the previous month; -2.2% on September 2025.

Civil engineering (SIC 42) (United Kingdom): 299 in September 2026; +7.9% on the previous month; -19.8% on September 2025.

Specialised construction activities (SIC 43) (United Kingdom): 3,791 in September 2026; +9.4% on the previous month; -11.0% on September 2025.

Development of building projects (SIC 41100) (United Kingdom): 1,019 in September 2026; +21.0% on the previous month; -11.3% on September 2025.

Construction of domestic buildings (SIC 41202) (United Kingdom): 1,502 in September 2026; +13.3% on the previous month; +3.5% on September 2025.

Construction of commercial buildings (SIC 41201) (United Kingdom): 553 in September 2026; +5.9% on the previous month; -8.6% on September 2025.

Companies listing both SIC 41201 and 41202 (United Kingdom): 381 in September 2026; +12.7% on the previous month; -7.5% on September 2025.

Construction material price index — all work (Great Britain): 166.9 in August 2026; +0.4% on the previous month; +6.4% on August 2025.

Construction material price index — new housing (Great Britain): 168.2 in August 2026; +0.5% on the previous month; +5.6% on August 2025.

Average weekly earnings — construction (Great Britain): £772 in July 2026; +0.9% on the previous month; +1.2% on July 2025.

Figures are taken from the official sources listed below. Each figure keeps its own geography and reporting period. Construction output is monthly; new orders and housebuilding starts and completions are quarterly. Monthly and quarterly figures are never combined.

Commercial construction means building and development activity. It does not refer to commercial property prices, rents or yields. Private commercial, private industrial, public non-housing and infrastructure work are kept as separate categories as defined by the Office for National Statistics.

Companies House: a company listing several SIC codes is counted once in each matching category and once in the overall total. Latest periods may be provisional and revised by the source.

Source: Companies House — Public Data API — advanced company search. https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk/

Source: Department for Business and Trade — Building Materials and Components Statistics. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/building-materials-and-components-monthly-statistics-2012

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Live tables on house building. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building

Source: Office for National Statistics — Average weekly earnings — construction (K5DX). https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/timeseries/k5dx/emp

Source: The Insolvency Service — Company Insolvency Statistics (monthly). https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-insolvency-statistics