HC Deb 22 October 1973 vol 861 cc393-4W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he makes of the number of empty houses in each of the largest 20 cities in Great Britain, according to the latest information available, and what percentage of the total properties in each city these figures represent.

Mr. Eyre

Information from the May 1971 Census is the latest available. However, these figures include houses in the process of being let, sold, converted or improved, or which are vacant because of coming redevelopment.

Vacant dwellings
Thousands Percentage of all dwellings
1. Greater London 99.7 3.8
2. Birmingham CB 11.5 3.4
3. Glasgow City 15.7 5.1
4. Liverpool CB 6.3 3.2
5. Manchester CB 6.4 3.4
6. Sheffield CB 4.5 2.4
7. Leeds CB 5.5 3.1
8. Edinburgh City 6.7 4.0
9. Bristol CB 4.6 3.1
10. Teesside CB 4.5 3.5
11. Coventry CB 2.6 2.3
12. Nottingham CB 4.0 3.7
13. Bradford CB 3.9 3.8
14. Kingston-upon-Hull CB 4.5 4.4
15. Leicester CB 2.7 2.9
16. Cardiff CB 2.4 2.6
17. Wolverhampton CB 2.5 2.7
18. Stoke-on-Trent CB 2.7 3.0
19. Plymouth CB 2.1 2.8
20. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2.6 3.2