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Fact Sheet 10 New homes in rural areas
Publication Year
2024
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Looks at the issues around new homes in rural areas across England. Discusses: what a rural area is; differences in housing needs between rural areas and urban areas; ease of access to housing in rural areas; how new housing in rural areas can support shops, services and amenities; and types of housing developments there are in rural areas.
Document History
Last updated: 11 January 2024. First published: 2 November 2023.
Publisher Information
Homes England
Homes England is the government's housing accelerator, responsible for: increasing the number of new homes that are built in England; improving existing affordable homes and bringing empty homes back into use as affordable housing; increasing the supply of public land and speeding up the rate that it can be built on; and helping to stimulate local economic growth by using their land and investment, and attracting private sector investment in local areas. Formerly known as the Homes and Communities Agency and English Partnerships.
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