§ Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he 171W will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT his Department's estimate of the total number of dwellings in England and Wales, and the breakdown of those numbers by type and ownership.
§ Mr. EyreThe current estimates of the total and the tenure of dwellings at December 1972 are given below:
A corresponding estimate of the type of dwellings is not available, but the accommodation occupied by the sample of households in the General Household Survey of 1972 was classified as follows:
Dwellings by Tenure, England and Wales December 1972 Thousands Rented from local authorities or new town corporations 4,903 Owner occupied 9,224 Rented from private owners 2,394 Other tenures 830 Total stock 17,351
Households by Type of Accommodation, England and Wales 1972 Per cent. Detached house 16 Semi-detached house 34 Terraced house 30 Purpose-built flat 11 Other flat, rooms 7 Other (part of business premises, caravans, etc.) 2