HC Deb 26 January 1954 vol 522 cc222-4W
87. Mr. Dodds

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many four- and five-bed roomed houses were built in 1953; and how this compares with 1951.

Mr. H. Macmillan

The figures for the whole of 1953 are not yet available, but in the first nine months 3,197 dwellings with four bedrooms were completed and 34 with five or more bedrooms. The corresponding figures for the 12 months of 1951 were 4,295 and 69. These figures apply only to houses built by local authorities and new town corporations.

NEW PERMANENT DWELLINGS COMPLETED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES DURING THE PERIOD 1.4.45–30.6.53
Analysis of Bedroom Types
— 1 bedroom 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 4 or more bedrooms Total
Number Percentage of Total Number Percentage of Total Number Percentage of Total Number Percentage of Total
1.4.45–31.12.47:
Houses … 1,723 1.8 5,542 5.7 87,239 89.5 2,904 3.0 97,408
Flats … 1,663 32.0 2,198 42.2 1,141 21.9 204 3.9 5,206
All dwellings 3,386 3.3 7,740 7.6 88,380 86.1 3,108 3.0 102,614
During 1948:
Houses … 2,272 1.5 17,337 11.0 132,994 84.6 4,528 2.9 157,131
Flats … 3,496 29.5 4,908 41.5 2,938 24.8 498 4.2 11,840
All dwellings 5,768 3.4 22,245 13.2 135,932 80.4 5,026 3.0 168,971
During 1949:
Houses … 2,462 2.0 15,799 12.8 101,063 82.1 3,832 3.1 123,156
Flats … 5,646 31 .5 6,625 37.0 4,830 26.9 822 4.6 17,923
All dwellings 8,108 5.7 22,424 15.9 105,893 75.1 4,654 3.3 141,079
During 1950:
Houses … 3,634 3.1 20,847 18.0 87,297 75.2 4,329 3.7 116,107
Flats … 6,635 28.8 10,999 47.7 4,792 20.8 625 2.7 23,051
All dwellings 10,269 7.4 31,846 22.9 92,089 66.2 4,954 3.5 139,158
During 1951:
Houses … 1,950 1.7 26,445 23.4 80,873 71.5 3,801 3.4 113,069
Flats … 9,023 31.7 14,589 51.2 4,310 15.1 563 2.0 28,485
All dwellings 10,973 7.7 41,034 29.0 85,183 60.2 4,364 3.1 141,554
During 1952:
Houses … 4,426 3.3 37,973 28.7 86,179 65.0 3,987 3.0 132,565
Flats … 7,971 24.2 20,168 61.2 4,247 12.9 555 1.7 32,941
All dwellings 12,397 7.5 58,141 35.1 90,426 54.6 4,542 2.8 165,506
1.1.53–30.6.53:
Houses … 2,436 3.3 22,882 30.8 46,970 63.1 2,069 2.8 74,357
Flats … 5,262 24.9 12,693 60.2 2,816 13.4 316 1.5 21,087
All dwellings 7,698 8.1 35,575 37.3 49,786 52.1 2,385 2.5 95,444
1.4.45–30.6.53:
Houses … 18,903 2.3 146,825 18.1 622,615 76.5 25,450 3.1 813,793
Flats … 39,696 28.2 72,180 51.4 25,074 17.8 3,583 2.6 140,533
All dwellings 58,599 6.1 219,005 23.0 647,689 67.9 29,033 3.0 954,326

Mr. Blenkinsop

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government the number and proportions of permanent houses and flats with 1, 2,3 and 4 or more bedrooms completed by local housing authorities, private owners, and others, respectively, for each of the years 1946 to 1952 and the first six months of 1953.

Mr. H. Macmillan

Information about the number of bedrooms in houses is only available for those built by local authorities and new town development corporations. The figures are: