Self Build Housing Market Report – UK 2018-2022

The 7th Edition of the ‘Self Build Housing Market Report – UK 2018-2022’  contains analysis of the key influencing factors, recent market trends, regional analysis of self build opportunities and market prospects into the medium-term. This report contains original input and a detailed assessment of the market and represents excellent value for money to companies in the industry or considering entry.

Key sections covered:

• Self/custom build housing market – market size by volume and value, historical & recent trends, sector share, medium-term forecasts.
• Market Mixes – routes to market, construction methods, use of renewable energy systems. and key influences.
• Regional Analysis – activity and opportunities available for self build in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• Main and distribution channels to the market – key suppliers of timber frames, SIPs, etc.

Key areas of insight include:

• The development of the self/custom build market including volume & value, trends, overall market analysis and future prospects 2013-2022.
• Analysis of factors underpinning and limiting market growth – land availability, access to finance, planning and housing policies, financial incentives to promote self build.
• Market mixes – types of self build package, construction methods, key suppliers of timber frame and SIPs.
• In depth regional analysis reviewing self/custom build activity levels and plot availability in key English regions as well as Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland.
• Review of key distribution channels – builders’ merchants, rise of internet/direct sales.
• Detailed market data and insight on the self build housing market by AMA Research, a leading UK provider of construction market intelligence.

Some of the companies included:

B & M Retail, B&Q, BEW Electrical Distributors, Buildbase, City Electrical Factors, Edmundson, Electricfix, Eyre & Elliston, Grafton, Hilco Capital, Homebase, Jewson, Maxwells DIY, R&M Electrical, Rexel, Rightway Bevans, Robert Dyas, Saint Gobain, Screwfix, Taskers, The Range, Travis Perkins, Wesfarmers, Wickes, Wilko, Wolseley and YESSS.

Market Overview and Prospects

• Overview of overall UK housebuilding market-starts and completions 2013-17 and forecasts to 2022, new build, conversions and permitted rights.
• Review of the self/custom build housing sector -current estimates of market size, definitions, factors influencing definition, construction routes, role played by the public & private sectors, etc.
• Underlying influencing factors in recent years -key positive and negative influencing factors including availability and price of land, access to finance, etc.
• Current situation-factors and challenges influencing the market in 2016-17, prospects for 2018 and outlook into the medium-term including planning issues, availability of land, community infrastructure levy, etc.
• Self build costs -analysis of cost areas including, land, labour, materials, plant hire, miscellaneous costs, etc as well as review of elements of self build projects such as foundations, heating, electrics, etc.
• Market size by value and volume 2018-2022 – market trends, growth prospects, consumer confidence levels in the short to medium term.

Market Mixes and Regional Analysis

• Identification of Key Routes to Market – self manages, contractor led, client DIY, package contractors, developer built, collective custom build or community based.
• Main method of construction 2017-18 – masonry (brick & block), timber frame, SIPs, light steel frame, changes over review period.
• Use of renewables in self/custom build – heat pumps, biomass, solar PV and solar thermal.
• Regional Analysis – levels of activity and opportunities for self build projects in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• England – breakdown by Government office region – South West, East Midlands, East of England, North West, Yorkshire & the North East, West Midlands, South East, Greater London.

Future Prospects

• Review of major suppliers of timber frame and SIPs systems – company overview, key products, sectors and financial information.
• Review of distribution structure illustrating direct supply and key channels including major companies operating in each channel and supply routes for fire resistant glass, ceilings and partitions.