Manchester is building more homes than the whole of Greater London, council says

The city's housing boom is moving forward.13:16, 24 Jul 2026Manchester is building more new homes than the whole of Greater London, the council has said - but the claim has been disputed by the mayor of London.‌Figures published by Manchester council this week showed a total of 4,766 homes were built in the city in 2025/26.‌City leaders in Manchester said this is more than all of the Greater London area, which managed to build 4,261 homes in the same period.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterLondon’s housing data was taken from London Datastore, a website by the Greater London Authority.But pointing to other data, the mayor of London’s office said the city has in fact built more homes than Manchester.‌A spokesperson for the mayor said: “Bas