§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list the number of houses that were one bedroomed, two bedroomed, three bedroomed and four bedroomed and above, and the percentage of each category in each year from 1960;
(2) if he will list the number and percentage of total stock of single-bedroomed accommodation in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. ArmstrongInformation is not available in the precise form requested
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Building Societies Local Authorities Insurance Companies All £m. percentage £m. percentage £m. percentage £m. 1967 … 1,477 83.5 168 9.5 124 7.0 1,769 1968 … 1,587 85.1 111 5.9 168 9.0 1,866 1969 … 1,556 86.2 69 3.8 180 10.0 1,805 1970 … 2,021 86.7 157 6.7 154 6.6 2,332 1971 … 2,758 87.9 232 7.4 149 4.7 3,139 1972 … 3,649 88.2 337 8.2 149 3.6 4,135 1973 … 3,540 82.0 519 12.0 259 6.0 4,318 1974 … 2,950 76.2 673 17.4 249 6.4 3,872 1975 … 4,965 83.0 780 13.0 240 4.0 5,985 1976 … 6,117 91.2 386 5.8 202 3.0 6,705 1977 … 6,721 91.5 401 5.5 219 3.0 7,341 but results from the General Household Survey for 1976 indicates that in Great Britain, 11 per cent. of households occupy accommodation with one bedroom, 30 per cent. have two bedrooms, 50 per cent. have three bedrooms and 9 per cent. four or more bedrooms. The percentages have remained virtually constant since 1971.
§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of one bedroomed, two bedroomed, three bedroomed and four bedroomed and above units of accommodation built in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years.
§ 1977 Mr. ArmstrongFollowing is the available information for England in 1977.
Dwellings completed for local authorities, housing associations and private owners: by number of bedrooms:
ENGLAND 1 bedroom 49,400 2 bedrooms 67,700 3 bedrooms 117,900 4 or more bedrooms 24,500 Figures for previous years appear in Table 18 of Housing and Construction Statistics, copies of which are available in the Library.