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House building brings many community benefits. Research commissioned by the HBF has identified some of the key benefits building new homes can generate for the national and regional economy as well as for a local community’s wellbeing and sustainability.

The HBF Housing Calculator allows you to easily calculate the benefits that building new homes will bring to your community. Simply enter a number in the field below to calculate what the estimated knock-on benefits to the economy and local community are of building that many homes.

Want to know more about the research? The Economic Footprint of House Building in England and Wales report provides an in-depth analysis of the contribution of house building to the economy of England and Wales.

Building
80
 homes is estimated to:


Support the employment of

80
people

Provide

80
apprentices, graduates or trainees

Increase open space, community sport, leisure spending by £

80


Generate £

80
towards new affordable housing



Generate £

80
towards infrastructure including £
80
 towards new and improved schools.


Generate £

80
in tax revenue

Including £

80
in council tax revenue

Local Planning Authority Current Extra
To find estimates of the economic and social benefits of house building that are being felt in a particularly community, please select an area from the drop-down list
2022-23* Starts
80
80
Total Jobs
80
80
Affordable housing value (homes+£) £
80
 £
80
Apprentices, graduates, trainees
80
80
Education (£) £
80
 £
80
Open space, community sport, leisure (£) £
80
 £
80
Spending in local shops (£) £
80
 £
80
Direct Employment
80
80
Indirect
80
80
Induced
80
80
Tax £
80
 £
80
Council Tax £
80
 £
80
If house building increased in the area

*Based on Table 122 Net additional dwellings by local authority district, England 2022-23 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing)

In 2024 the Local Authority built
80
 homes which led to:




An increase open space, community sport, leisure spending by £

80



Generate £

80
towards

House building brings many community benefits. Research commissioned by the HBF has identified some of the key benefits building new homes can generate for the national and regional economy as well as for a local community’s wellbeing and sustainability.

The HBF Housing Calculator allows you to easily calculate the benefits that building new homes will bring to your community. Simply enter a number in the field below to calculate what the estimated knock-on benefits to the economy and local community are of building that many homes.

Want to know more about the research? The Economic Footprint of House Building in England and Wales report provides an in-depth analysis of the contribution of house building to the economy of England and Wales.

Building
80
 homes is estimated to:


Support the employment of

80
people

Provide

80
apprentices, graduates or trainees

Increase open space, community sport, leisure spending by £

80


Generate £

80
towards new affordable housing



Generate £

80
towards towards infrastructure including £
80
towards new and improved schools.


Generate £

80
in tax revenue

Including £

80
in council tax revenue

Local Planning Authority Current Extra
To find estimates of the economic and social benefits of house building that are being felt in a particularly community, please select an area from the drop-down list
2022-23* Starts
80
80
Total Jobs
80
80
Affordable housing value (homes+£) £
80
 £
80
Apprentices, graduates, trainees
80
80
Education (£) £
80
 £
80
Open space, community sport, leisure (£) £
80
 £
80
Spending in local shops (£) £
80
 £
80
Direct Employment
80
80
Indirect
80
80
Induced
80
80
Tax £
80
 £
80
Council Tax £
80
 £
80
If house building increased in the area

*Based on Table 122 Net additional dwellings by local authority district, England 2022-23 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing)

In 2024 the Local Authority built
80
 homes which led to:




An increase open space, community sport, leisure spending by £

80



Generate £

80
towards infrastructure including £
80
 education spending.

education spending.