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New Homes fact sheet 5: New homes and school places

Part of a series collecting key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration.

Applies to England

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Fact Sheet 5: New homes and school places

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New homes and school places

This fact sheet considers the relationship between new homes in local areas and the potential impact on school places. It includes data on the ratio of homes to school-aged pupils and looks at other factors, aside from new homes, that affect local demand for school places. The process of assessing the potential impact of new homes on school places is presented.

About the New Homes Fact Sheets

The New Homes Fact Sheets, developed by Homes England, are a series of key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration, created to support conversations with local communities.

They provide a fact-based resource for everyone to draw upon to effectively communicate the context and processes around new homes and regeneration.

The development of the fact sheet series has involved consultation with local government officers, community groups and industry experts.

The other fact sheets in this series are:

The other fact sheets in this series are:

Fact sheet 1: The need for homes

Fact sheet 2: How new homes are planned

Fact sheet 3: Transport and infrastructure services

Fact sheet 4: New homes and healthcare facilities

Fact sheet 6: The role of design and placemaking

Fact sheet 7: Homes and different land types

Fact sheet 8: Economic, social and environmental benefits

Fact sheet 9: What is affordable housing?

Fact sheet 10: New homes in rural areas

Guidance on how how the fact sheets were developed, and how they are intended to be used.

Updates to this page

Published 2 November 2023

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