Residential construction; stock, changes and progress, region, 1988 - 2011

Table explanation

Description topics

Dwellings

Changes due to adding dwellings to and withdrawing dwellings from the stock.
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Includes figures on changes in the dwelling stock, the number of newly
constructed houses by building permits issued and the houses built from 1988 and houses still to be finished from 1991.

Changes dwelling stock

The statistical information on changes in the dwelling stock resulting
from additions to and withdrawals from the dwelling stock.
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The statistical information on the dwelling stock is based on census/
housing survey of 28 February 1971 and an intermediate survey
conducted among municipalities at the end of 1975 and subsequently on changes stock reported to Statistics Netherlands by the municipalities.
From 1992, data on the dwelling stock have been based on the
administrative housing survey with reference date 1 January 1992 and
subsequently on changes reported to Statistics Netherlands by the
municipalities.

Increase

Increase in the dwelling stock.

Increase newly built houses

Total number of new houses added to the dwelling stock.

Dwellings building permits issued

The number of dwellings of which a building permit is issued by type of
ownership and principal.

Building permits by ownership

Owner-occupied dwellings

Total number of owner-occupied dwellings building permits issued.

Dwelllings completed

Total number of new dwellings completed broken down by the number
of rooms, type of dwelling, ownership and client.

Completed by ownership

Owner-occupied houses completed

Number of owner-occupied houses completed.

Owner-occupied houses completed

Total number of owner-occupied houses completed.

Owner-occupied one-family houses

Total number of owner-occupied one-family houses completed.

Owner-occupied multi-family houses

Total number of multi-family owner-occupied houses completed.

Dwelling units

Changes due to adding dwelling units to and withdrawing dwelling units
from the stock.
A dwelling unit is defined as part of a building intended for permanent habitation by a private household and meeting all the criteria which apply to a dwelling with the exception of criterium 4: the unit needs to have a toilet and a kitchen fit for the preparation of complete meals. Shared toilet and kitchen facilities are required instead.
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Until 1992, dwelling units in homes for the elderly, etc. were also
included. From 1992, these units are included in the category 'special
residential buildings'.
From 1992, data on the dwelling units stock have been based on the administrative housing survey with reference date 1 January 1992 and subsequently on changes reported to Statistics Netherlands by the municipalities.

Increase newly built d.u.

Total number of newly built dwelling units added to the stock.

Recreation houses

Changes due to adding recreation houses to and withdrawing recreation houses from the stock.
A recreation house meets all the requirements of normal dwellings but is also used for holiday purposes or situated in a recreation resort.
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Data available from 1 January 1992.
From 1992, data on the stock of recreation houses have been based on the administrative housing survey with reference date 1 January 1992 and subsequently on changes reported to Statistics Netherlands by the municipalities.

Recreation houses newly built

Total number of newly built recreation houses added to the stock.