Residential Construction in Europe

April 2026 | 47 pages | ID: RE084C0B309EN
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Abstracts

Summary

Residential Construction in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• Residential construction refers to the process of building structures primarily intended for people to live in. Market value refers to the total output value of construction activity in a specific year. Construction output value is defined as the total value of construction activity in any given period, including costs related to all materials, equipment, and services used.
• The European residential construction sector recorded a revenue of $1,608.8 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4% between 2020 and 2025.
• The new construction segment accounted for the sector's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $841.1 billion, equivalent to 52.3% of the market's overall value.
• In 2025, the European residential construction sector recorded an annual growth rate of 0.7%, primarily due to an increase in the country’s final household consumption expenditure on housing.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the residential construction market in Europe
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the residential construction market in Europe
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key residential construction market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Europe residential construction market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the Europe residential construction market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the Europe residential construction market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Europe residential construction market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• How large is Europe’s residential construction market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
2.3. Regulatory landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the new trends adopted by players in the sector?
7.4. What are the recent developments in the sector?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Skanska AB
8.2. Barratt Redrow Plc
8.3. Bouygues SA
8.4. HOCHTIEF AG

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Europe residential construction sector value: $ million, 2020-25
Table 2: Europe residential construction sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 3: Europe residential construction sector category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Table 4: Europe residential construction sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2025
Table 5: Europe residential construction sector value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Table 6: Skanska AB: Key Facts
Table 7: Skanska AB: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: Skanska AB: Key Employees
Table 9: Skanska AB: Key Employees Continued
Table 10: Barratt Redrow Plc: Key Facts
Table 11: Barratt Redrow Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 12: Barratt Redrow Plc: Key Employees
Table 13: Bouygues SA: Key Facts
Table 14: Bouygues SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 15: Bouygues SA: Key Employees
Table 16: HOCHTIEF AG: Key Facts
Table 17: HOCHTIEF AG: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 18: HOCHTIEF AG: Key Employees
Table 19: Europe Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 20: Europe Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 21: Europe GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 22: Europe Inflation, 2021-25
Table 23: Europe Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 24: Europe Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Europe residential construction sector value: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 2: Europe residential construction sector category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 3: Europe residential construction sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 4: Europe residential construction sector value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the residential construction sector in Europe, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the residential construction sector in Europe, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the residential construction sector in Europe, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the residential construction sector in Europe, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the residential construction sector in Europe, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the residential construction sector in Europe, 2025