England 1.34 Million Homes Short as Migration Hits New Record, Says Think Tank

With the equivalent of a Birmingham-sized city moving in in the past two years, the CPS said over half a million new homes will be needed each year.

A view of houses in Thamesmead, southeast London, on July 27, 2021. Yui Mok/PA Media

Based on newly revised migration figures, England has under-built by 1.34 million homes in the past decade, according to the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) think tank.

The CPS published an analysis on Monday suggesting half a million more homes were needed in 2022, around 73 percent higher than the government’s 300,000-a-year housing target, which has never been met.