§ Mr. Pittasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage and how many privately owned dwellings in the London borough of Croydon are considered to be substandard or unsatisfactory.
§ Sir George YoungAt 1 April 1982, 5,800—six per cent.—of the private dwellings in Croydon were substandard, that is, unfit or lacking in basic amenities—and a further 6,800—seven per cent.—were in need of renovation, according to the authority's own estimates in its 1982 housing investment programme return.
§ Mr. Pittasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage and how many privately owned dwellings in the London borough of Croydon are known to be without indoor bathrooms and indoor toilets.
§ Sir George YoungThe latest available information relates to households present on census night and is in table 27 of part 1 of the 1981 census county report for Greater London, a copy of which is in the Library.
§ Mr. Pittasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the percentage of and how many council owned dwellings within the London borough of Croydon are currently empty; and how many of these properties are considered to be derelict.
§ Sir George YoungCroydon borough council reported in its 1982 housing investment programme return that 284 dwellings, 1.3 per cent. of the council's stock, were vacant on 1 April 1982. Any housing closed for slum clearance is excluded from the figures in these returns and no estimate of derelict housing is collected. Of the council dwellings, 15 had been vacant since before 1 April 1981 but these were all undergoing or awaiting repair or improvement.