The New Build Home Report 2026: 50 Statistics for Journalists

Furniture in Fashion's New Build Home Report 2026 concludes that furniture for modern British new builds should be sized to circulation space rather than floor area. Rooms in recently completed homes are squarer and lower than period stock, alcoves have disappeared, and window and door positions frequently eliminate the only wall long enough for a full size sofa. The report identifies the stairwell, not the room, as the most common point of failure, and sets out the standard furniture dimensions and clearance requirements that make a new build layout work. It examines plasterboard fixing limits, the effect of underfloor heating on plinth based furniture, and why ottoman and drawer bed bases outperform freestanding drawers in bedrooms built to the Nationally Described Space Standard minimum width of 2.75 m. Guidance is specification led throughout, with no estimated figures. The report is intended as a reference for journalists covering UK housing and interiors....