HC Deb 18 June 1986 vol 99 cc557-60W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what number of houses is owned by local authorities in each of the parliamentary constituencies in Wales; and what proportion of the housing stock these figures represent.

Mr. Mark Robinson

The number and percentage of households renting accommodation from a local authority or new town in each parliamentary constituency at the time of the 1981 census is shown in the following table. No information is held relating to the number of local authority owned dwellings in each parliamentary constituency.

Households renting local authority accommodation, 1981
Constituency* Number Percentage of all households
Aberavon 10,531 42.5
Alyn and Deeside 6,559 24.9
Blaenau Gwent 10,896 40.1
Brecon and Radnor 5,337 24.5
Bridgend 6,314 25.7
Caenarfon 4,700 23.2
Caerphilly 9,579 32.6
Carmarthen 6,439 22.1
Cardiff Central 2,928 11.4
Cardiff North 4,308 17.5
Cardiff South and Penarth 9,318 33.9
Cardiff West 9,115 33.1
Credigion and Pembroke North 4,878 18.3
Clwyd North West 5,046 16.8
Clwyd South West 9,015 34.8
Conwy 6,001 25.2
Cynon Valley 6,271 25.9
Delyn 6,346 22.0
Gower 5,361 20.7
Islwyn 8,821 38.1
Llanelli 10,017 32.9
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 3,363 23.0
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 11,176 39.8
Monmouth 7,017 27.5
Montgomery 5,124 30.1
Neath 7,849 30.1
Newport East 7,388 29.6
Newport West 8,655 33.3
Ogmore 7,976 33.2
Pembroke 9,704 30.8
Pontypridd 8,164 29.0
Rhondda 5,142 17.5
Swansea East 9,698 36.0
Swansea West 7,968 28.8
Torfaen 15,754 55.8
Vale of Glamorgan 6,664 23.0
Wrexham 11,698 41.2
Ynys Môn 6,457 27.6
* Boundaries as at March 1983.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what number of houses in each parliamentary constituency in Wales is owner-occupied; and what proportion this figure represents of the housing stock.

Mr. Mark Robinson

The number and percentage of households living in owner-occupied accommodation in each parliamentary constituency at the time of the 1981 census is shown in the following table. No information is held relating to the number of owner-occupied dwellings in each parliamentary constituency.

Constituency* Households in owner-occupied accommodation Owner-occupied as a percentage of total households
Aberavon 13,262 53.5
Alyn and Deeside 17,663 66.9
Blaenau Gwent 15,078 55.5
Brecon and Radnor 12,567 57.7
Bridgend 16,302 66.3
Caernarfon 12,739 62.8
Caerphilly 17,198 58.6
Carmarthen 18,913 65.0
Cardiff, Central 16,761 65.4
Cardiff, North 18,306 74.5
Cardiff, South and Penarth 14,972 54.4
Cardiff, West 14,507 52.8
Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, North 17,179 64.6
Clwyd, North West 20,643 68.5
Clwyd, South West 13,690 52.8
Conwy 14,373 60.3
Cynon Valley 15,919 65.7
Delyn 20,547 71.1
Gower 18,653 71.9
Islwyn 12,290 53.1
Llanelli 18,531 60.8
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 8,534 60.6
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 14,826 52.8
Monmouth 15,652 61.4
Montgomery 8,879 52.1
Neath 16,456 63.1
Newport, East 15,672 62.9
Newport, West 15,117 58.1
Ogmore 14,492 60.3
Pembroke 17,552 55.7
Pontypridd 18,276 64.9
Rhondda 22,350 76.1
Swansea, East 15,635 58.1
Swansea, West 15,916 57.4
Torfaen 11,156 39.5
Vale of Glamorgan 18,370 63.3
Wrexham 14,314 50.4
Ynys Môn 13,812 59.0
* Boundaries as at March 1983.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to how many holiday or second homes there are in each parliamentary constituency in Wales; and what proportion of the housing stock they represent.

Mr. Mark Robinson

The number and percentage of household spaces recorded as second residence or holiday accommodation for each parliamentary constituency at the 1981 census is given in the following table.

Constituency* Household spaces: Second residence and holiday accomodation (unoccupied at Census) Percent
Aberavon 17 0.1
Alyn and Deeside 67 0.2
Blanau Gwent 24 0.1
Brecon and Radnor 892 3.5
Bridgend 141 0.5
Caernarfon 3,299 12.5
Caerphilly 23 0.1
Carmarthen 805 2.4
Cardiff Central 26 0.1
Cardiff North 6 0.0
Cardiff South and Penarth 5 0.0
Cardiff West 15 0.1
Constituency* Household spaces: Second residence and holiday accomodation (unoccupied at Census) Percent
Ceredigion and Pembroke North 2,692 8.1
Clwyd North West 1,157 3.4
Clwyd South West 962 3.2
Conwy 1,717 6.0
Cynon Valley 36 0.1
Delyn 541 1.7
Gower 566 2.0
Islwyn 18 0.1
Llanelli 81 0.2
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 3,492 17.5
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 26 0.1
Monmouth 231 0.8
Montgomery 907 4.5
Neath 53 0.2
Newport East 19 0.1
Newport West 20 0.1
Ogmore 15 0.1
Pembroke 2,521 6.7
Pontypridd 17 0.1
Rhondda 16 0.1
Swansea East 13 0.1
Swansea West 47 0.2
Torfaen 33 0.1
Vale of Glamorgan 46 0.1
Wrexham 72 0.2
Ynys Môn 1,997 7.0
* Boundaries as at March 1983.