Insights · Residual Benchmarks

What the numbers say across real schemes.

As developers screen and appraise deals on Residual, the anonymised picture becomes something no one else has — real, current benchmarks for SME residential development. Measure your scheme against the market, not a rule of thumb.

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Benchmarks from 60+ real appraisals, and growing.

Drawn from real residential development appraisals and every new deal screened — anonymised and aggregated. Here's the shape of what's coming.

Build cost · SE, 5–10 units
£2••/ft²
Median all-in construction assumption
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Target margin
1•.•% GDV
Median profit target, sub-£5m GDV
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Finance
•% / •%
Median LTGDV / LTC assumed
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Land as % of GDV
••%
Median residual land value share
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Contingency
•%
Median contingency assumption
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Professional fees
••%
Median fees as % of construction
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Figures shown are placeholders. Real benchmarks are anonymised and aggregated across many schemes — no individual deal is ever identifiable.

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