Residential Construction in the United Kingdom

April 2026 | 50 pages | ID: RA906D58BD7EN
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Abstracts

Summary

Residential Construction in the United Kingdom 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 UK residential construction sector recorded a revenue of $248.3 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1% between 2020 and 2025.
• The new construction segment accounted for the sector's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $139.4 billion, equivalent to 56.1% of the market's overall value.
• In 2025, the UK residential construction sector recorded an annual growth rate of 5.7%, 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 the United Kingdom
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the residential construction market in the United Kingdom
• 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 United Kingdom residential construction market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the United Kingdom residential construction market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the United Kingdom residential construction market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom residential construction market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• How large is the United Kingdom’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 followed by players in the sector?
7.4. What are the recent developments?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Taylor Wimpey Plc
8.2. Morgan Sindall Group Plc
8.3. Arup Group Ltd
8.4. Barratt Redrow Plc
8.5. Bellway Plc

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: United Kingdom residential construction sector value: $ million, 2020-25
Table 2: United Kingdom residential construction sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 3: United Kingdom residential construction sector category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Table 4: United Kingdom residential construction sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2025
Table 5: United Kingdom residential construction sector value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Table 6: Taylor Wimpey Plc: Key Facts
Table 7: Taylor Wimpey Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: Taylor Wimpey Plc: Key Employees
Table 9: Morgan Sindall Group Plc: Key Facts
Table 10: Morgan Sindall Group Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: Morgan Sindall Group Plc: Key Employees
Table 12: Arup Group Ltd: Key Facts
Table 13: Arup Group Ltd: Key Employees
Table 14: Arup Group Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 15: Barratt Redrow Plc: Key Facts
Table 16: Barratt Redrow Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 17: Barratt Redrow Plc: Key Employees
Table 18: Bellway Plc: Key Facts
Table 19: Bellway Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 20: Bellway Plc: Key Employees
Table 21: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 22: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 23: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 24: United Kingdom Inflation, 2021-25
Table 25: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 26: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

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