What is being built?
Transport for New Homes publish an annual What is being built? report based on surveys of new housing developments in England. We find out if there are good places to live for those who don’t want to drive, can’t drive or can’t afford the expense associated with buying and running a car.
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Background
Transport for New Homes have for some years been visiting new housing developments in person.
Our aim is to find out whether these are properly served by good public transport and designed for walking and cycling. And we don’t just mean within the development itself, but to places nearby.
Ultimately our questions are: could you easily live in the new homes without having to drive and is the place shaped around the needs of people and a good environment to live, rather than around the car?
Fieldwork
For our latest What is being built? report we carried out more visits than before. Therefore we are very lucky to have the help of volunteers to visit new developments. Volunteers use our site visit report form and can claim travel expenses. They take photos which are uploaded and we hope to use these in our upcoming report, website and other publications.
What is being built in 2026? call for volunteers
Our volunteers make our reports possible. Their reporting back from visits to new housing estates and photographs make our findings more detailed and rich. Please sign up now to be included in our next cycle of visits.