HC Deb 22 July 1987 vol 120 cc274-5W
Mr. Redwood

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 district or borough councils with the largest number of empty houses and flats, including on the list the total number of houses and flats in each council's ownership and the proportion unoccupied.

Mr. Waldegrave

The 10 English local authorities reporting most vacant dwellings at April 1986 provided the following information in their 1986 housing investment programme returns.

Local Authority Stock1 at 1 April 1986
Vacant2 dwellings Total stock Percentage vacant
Liverpool 7,704 64,836 11.9
Manchester 4,939 79,499 6.2
Sheffield 3,277 89,994 3.6
Tower Hamle 3,200 48,700 6.6
Hackney 3,111 45,730 6.8
Birmingham 3,106 120,955 2.6
Sandwell 2,751 55,787 4.9
Newham 2,420 31,110 7.8
Islington 2,271 41,261 5.5
Bradford 2,117 37,082 5.7
1 Housing owned by the local authority within its own area.
2 Includes dwellings awaiting demolition.