Question number 427 of 14 July 2020, provided the ranges of Unit Cost Ceilings (UCCs) as issued to each local authority as a benchmark for the development and costing of new build social housing. These UCCs were based on returned data from tendered social housing schemes over an extended period, updated from published tender index information, with the most recent set of UCCs being produced in Q1 2019.
It was intended that updated UCCs would issue to local authorities at the end of Q1 2020, however, the impact of Covid-19 on construction activity meant that this updating was deferred until such a time as sufficient market data is available and the impact on construction tender prices is clearer. The tables below therefore outline the Q1 2019 average UCC values for houses and apartments across all local authority areas.
Houses
|
1 bed
|
2 bed
(1 storey)
|
2 bed
(2 storey)
|
3 bed
|
4 bed
|
Construction
|
€155,818
|
€165,132
|
€174,206
|
€184,685
|
€199,491
|
All-in-Cost
|
€201,359
|
€212,624
|
€222,582
|
€234,571
|
€252,047
|
Apartments
|
1 bed
|
2 bed
|
3 bed
|
Construction
|
€174,159
|
€189,112
|
€209,482
|
All-in-Cost
|
€225,082
|
€243,476
|
€267,629
|
Construction cost as shown, is reflective of building costs (including VAT) and also includes normal site works and site development. ‘All-in Cost’ includes cost of construction, land cost, professional fees, utility connections, site investigations/surveys, VAT and contribution to public art. Abnormal costs are excluded from these figures.