HC Deb 25 October 1966 vol 734 cc144-5W
Mr. Murton

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will bring up to date the table relating to dwellings in Great Britain set out in column 5 of the OFFICIAL REPORT for 11th November 1965.

Mr. Mellish

The latest available estimates relate to dwellings at the end of 1965. These are as follows:

DWELLINGS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Millions 1965 (end of)
Owner-occupied … … 8.1
Public authority rented … … 5.1
(0.2)
Privately rented … … 4.3
(0.6)
All dwellings 17.5

NOTE. The figures shown in parenthesis are dwellings within each group estimated to be occupied by virtue of employment.

Additional information about tenure of dwellings was published in "Housing Statistics" No. 1 1966.