More construction permits, fewer dwellings built
4,528 new dwellings were built in the first quarter of 2022, 26% fewer than a year earlier. The number of homes to be built on the basis of issued construction permits and simple declarations was 8,001, 15% more than in the same period of 2021.
In the capital, the number of dwellings put into use fell by 9.9% to 2,440. Housing construction fell in all categories of settlements: 38% fewer dwellings were built in towns of county rank, 43% fewer in other towns, and 35% fewer in villages.
The share of dwellings built by natural persons continued to fall, to 25%. The share of those built by businesses was 73%.
32% of the new dwellings put into use in new residential buildings are in detached houses, 53% in multi-dwelling buildings and a further 13% in resident’s parks. The increased share of the latter can be linked to some major investments in the capital.
The average floor area of dwellings put into use increased by 1.1 m2 to 81.4 m2 compared to the first quarter of 2021.
The proportion of dwellings built for sale was 74%, for owner-occupation 24% and for renting 1.5%.
In Pest County, the number of dwellings built fell by 42%, and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, which previously built a larger number of dwellings, also saw a 45% drop. The 1,400 or so dwellings built in counties outside the central metropolitan region were less than two-thirds of those built a year earlier.
At national level, the number of dwellings to be built on the basis of construction permits and declarations was 8,001. In the capital, the number of planned dwellings nearly tripled from the previous low base, but this figure of over 2,000 is still below the 3–4,000 level of previous years. Towns of county rank are down 27%, other towns are stagnating (–2.2%) and villages are up 14% compared to the first quarter of 2021. Builders made use of the simple declaration option in 55% of cases.
The number of building permits issued decreased by 14% in Pest County and remained the same as a year earlier (4,300) in counties outside the central metropolitan region.
Compared to the same period in 2021, the number of new construction permits issued in the country is 1.8% lower, with a total of 3 799 residential buildings planned. The total number of planned non-residential buildings nationwide is 1,159, 31% more than in the first quarter of 2021.
New dwelling construction permits and simple declarations, dwellings put to use and ceased
| Territorial unit | New dwelling construction permits issued (declarations) | Number of dwellings put to use | Number of dwellings ceased to exist | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | quarter 1 2022 as a percentage of quarter 1 2021 | number | quarter 1 2022 as a percentage of quarter 1 2021 | quarter 1 2021 | quarter 1 2022 | ||||
| quarter 1 2021 | quarter 1 2022 | of which: simple declarations | quarter 1 2021 | quarter 1 2022 | |||||
| Budapest | 757 | 2 077 | 440 | 274.4 | 2 708 | 2 440 | 90.1 | – | 25 |
| Towns of county rank | 1 721 | 1 248 | 758 | 72.5 | 1 091 | 680 | 62.3 | 68 | 76 |
| Other towns | 2 636 | 2 579 | 1 531 | 97.8 | 1 497 | 848 | 56.6 | 147 | 165 |
| Villages | 1 832 | 2 097 | 1 706 | 114.5 | 857 | 560 | 65.3 | 89 | 101 |
| Total | 6 946 | 8 001 | 4 435 | 115.2 | 6 153 | 4 528 | 73.6 | 304 | 367 |
Methodological note: in accordance with Government Decree 456/2015. (XII. 29.) statistical data contain construction permits, simple declarations, put to use permits and official certificates concerning the put to use of buildings constructed on the basis of simple declaration.