Residential Commencement Notices June 2024

33,784 homes commenced in first six months of 2024

There were 1,663 homes commenced in June 2024. For the first six months of 2024 (January – June), there were 33,784 homes commenced, more than double (up 117%) of 15,561 in the first half of 2023. This figure for the first half of 2024 is now greater than that for the whole of 2023 (32,801).

In the last 12 months (July 2023 to June 2024) there has been 51,024 units commenced, up 80% from 28,369 in the prior 12 months (July 2022 to June 2023).

Of the 1,663 homes commenced in June 2024, 37% are scheme dwellings, 51% are apartments and 12% are for one-off units. Of all homes commenced in June, 45% were in the four Dublin local authorities.

Full data on the number of units commenced, notices and one-off dwellings on a national level and by local authority from 2014 to June 2024 can be downloaded below.