The Office for National Statistics has rebased its household projection estimates using 2014 data. The estimates are important as they inform how many homes are likely to be required for an area. The data reaffirms that the need for new homes is being driven by reductions in household size (with an increase in one person households) as well as the fact that we are living longer (with an increase in the number of households headed by someone aged 65+).
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