§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many dwellings in the London borough of Newham were either unfit, lacked at least one basic amenity or were in serious disrepair in each five years starting from 1953;
(2) what was the change in (a) the population (b) the number of dwellings and (c) the number of households in the London borough of Newham for each five years since 1953; and what was the number on housing waiting lists for each five years over the same period.
§ Sir George YoungFigures for the London borough of Newham, which was constituted on 1 April 1965, are not available in the form requested. The Department does not collect information on council housing waiting lists. Available data are as follows:
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I Newham: Census Year Estimates Thousands Population* Dwellings† Households† Households lacking exclusive use of the amenities re-corded† 1961 263.8 78.6 85.4 49.7 Hot and cold water, fixed bath and any WC 1966 258.7 76.2 82.6 ‡49 Hot water, bath and inside WC 1971 236.2 78.9 81.0 36.7 Hot water, bath and inside WC 1981 214.7 79.8 78.2 111 Bath and inside WC II Newham: Other Estimates║ Population* All dwellings Unfit dwellings Fit dwellings lacking amenities¶ Fit dwellings with amenities but in disrepair• 1965 260.1 74.0 7.3 N/A N/A 1978 227.1 82.1 14.3 8.3 N/A 1979 224.3 79.6 12.0 ▮ 9.7 N/A▮ 1981 214.7 (mid-1982) 83.5 13.8 9.6 7.0(£3,750) 1983 (212.3) 81.1 13.4 9.1 7.6(£4,200) * Population: mid-year estimates by Registrar-General (OPCS), except 1961 by DOE. † Dwellings, households, table I: Census counts of dwellings and of all households present in 1961, 1966 and 1971; 1981 dwellings estimated from census data on "household spaces"; 1981 households estimate is census counts of households with usual residents present plus households away on census night. ‡ Calculated from percentage of sampled households lacking any of these amenities. ║ Except for population estimates, figures in table II for 1965 from unit housing return (Circular No. 11/65), for 1979 from Greater London house condition (sample) survey, and for other years from borough's HIP returns. ¶ Amenities for HIP returns are bath, washbasin, sink, hot and cold water at those three points, and inside WC. • Requiring repairs of more than the cost indicated. ▮ GL house condition survey estimated overall totals of 18,600 dwellings lacking amenities and 18,700 dwellings requiring over £3,000 of repairs.