The government’s latest Housing Delivery Test 2025 Measurement (GOV.UK) published in August 2026, calculates that Oxford delivered 65% of the total homes required for the Housing Delivery Test (HDT) measurement period 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Government Guidance on Housing Test action plans (GOV.UK) sets out that where delivery is below 95% of the housing requirement for that three-year period, the authority is required to produce an action plan. It sets out that an action plan should; "identify the reasons for under-delivery, explore ways to reduce the risk of further under-delivery and set out measures the authority intends to take to improve levels of delivery".
The 2026 Action Plan explores the factors affecting delivery rates during the measurement period, and measures that could help to increase delivery within Oxford for future years.
