The number of houses built in Herefordshire has exceeded 2,000 since 2010/2011.
A Freedom of Information request submitted to the council has revealed that since 2010/2011, there have been more than 2,000 affordable homes built in 15 years.
310 affordable homes were built in 2025/26 and 276 were built in 2024/25.
Under new Government housing requirements, Herefordshire Council says it is expected to deliver 27,260 new homes over the next 20 years, a figure nearly equal to the current number of households in Hereford.
A council spokesman said: "The 27,260 figure is the Government-mandated housing requirement for Herefordshire over the next 20 years, set through the National Planning Policy Framework which sets out the requirements the development of the new Local Plan.
"It covers all types of housing, not just affordable homes.
"The figures referred to in the Freedom of Information response relate specifically to affordable housing and should not be directly compared with the 27,260 figure."
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The current Local Plan requires between 25 per cent and 40 per cent of homes on relevant new developments to be affordable.
The new Local Plan will set the future affordable housing requirement.
The Council is supporting housing growth by bringing forward development land and working with partners and developers to deliver the homes needed across Herefordshire, alongside the infrastructure and services needed to support new communities.
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