Date Published 03 November 2023
* Against a backdrop of housing undersupply, some areas are rocketing up in their new building development.
* Newham, undergoing regeneration, leads the rankings with 2,080 dwellings started in 2022–2023 and 1,490 completed in the same time frame.
* Cornwall and Wiltshire were next, with a dazzling 2,040 new homes started each, blazing well above the England and Wales average of 530 per district.
* Roughly 14 million people attend organised firework displays annually, and 7% host their own private display. Bonfire night and Diwali celebrations are a chance to watch the spectacular light shows and bring communities together.
Source: Dataloft, GOV.UK, GOV.WALES (data to September 2023), British Pyrotechnics Association
