HC Deb 20 November 1985 vol 87 cc232-45W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report for each English housing authority (a) the numbers of unfit dwellings, (b) the numbers of dwellings fit but Lacking basic amenities and (c) the numbers of non-standard dwellings in need of renovation, indicating in each case the percentage of total stock affected; and if the number is higher or lower than at the same date in 1984.

Mr. John Patten

Local authorities' housing investment programme returns for 1984 and 1985 included their estimates of defective dwellings in their areas at 1 April each year. Numbers reported are not necessarily comparable as authorities' criteria may differ and in total they are not consistent with estimates from the English house condition survey of 1981. The figures requested are as follows:

Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Castle Morpeth 18,803 24 0.1 -4.0 535 2.8 -6.5 N/A N/A N/A
Tynedale 22,733 355 1.6 0.3 637 2.8 -4.5 N/A N/A N/A
Wansbeck 24,989 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A = Figures not available OR C/O change not calculable because 1984 figures not available.

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985
Region: Yorks and Humberside
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
South Yorkshire
Barnsley 85,888 7,118 8.3 9.1 2,440 2.8 -8.4 22,925 26.7 57.4
Doncaster 110,397 700 0.6 -3.4 6,812 6.2 -7.3 10,301 9.3 39.2
Rotherham 96,066 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sheffield 216,879 14,642 6.8 19.7 3,863 1.8 -10.5 106,375 49.0 50.2
West Yorkshire
Bradford 175,110 2,793 1.6 51.4 1,403 0.8 -28.4 19,838 11.3 152.8
Calderdale 77,00 250 0.3 -21.9 1,150 1.5 -11.5 13,798 17.9 53.5
Kirklees 150,342 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Leeds 284,100 27,084 9.5 N/A 2,637 0.9 -5.7 93,722 33.0 6.6
Wakefield 119,584 254 0.2 57.8 2,909 2.4 -9.5 41,277 34.5 26.8
Humberside
Boothferry 24,082 18 0.1 -74.3 1,130 4.7 135.4 1,067 4.4 -23.8
Cleethorpes 26,303 2,250 8.6 739.6 400 1.5 -82.0 8,000 30.4 471.4
East Yorkshire N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Glanford 26,257 131 0.5 -11.5 527 2.0 -6.2 346 1.3 -49.7
Great Grimsby 34,628 2,217 6.4 0.0 710 2.1 -5.6 3,723 10.8 -0.6
Holderness 18,870 151 0.8 -16.6 100 0.5 -4.8 N/A N/A N/A
Kingston Upon Hull 105,000 7,030 6.7 10.9 3,945 3.8 -16.2 22,423 21.4 -0.7
Scunthorpe 24,867 230 0.9 -9.4 1,141 4.6 -6.6 8,569 34.5 18.6
The E. Yorks Bgh. of Beverley 41,643 105 0.3 -0.9 692 1.7 -2.8 2,340 5.6 -3.3
North Yorkshire
Craven 19,770 105 0.5 -11.0 180 0.9 -29.1 1,090 5.5 101.1
Hambleton 29,493 94 0.3 -3.1 958 3.2 -4.7 N/A N/A N/A
Harrogate 55,148 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Richmondshire 17,630 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ryedale 33,641 166 0.5 -21.3 945 2.8 -6.3 3,073 9.1 159.5
Scarborough 45,211 1,002 2.2 -12.6 1,787 4.0 -4.3 6,530 14.4 13.1
Selby 30,639 233 0.8 -1.3 1,470 4.8 -3.9 1,870 6.1 -7.7
York 41,273 1,184 2.9 252.4 488 1.2 -51.3 4,411 10.7 71.9

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Region: East Midlands
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Derbyshire
Amber Valley 44,177 152 0.3 -6.7 1,115 2.5 -19.7 2,500 5.7 -16.7
Bolsover 28,101 1,994 7.1 -14.3 258 0.9 -20.4 3,452 12.3 228.8
Chesterfield 39,270 1,291 3.3 5.0 1,372 3.5 -12.6 6,677 17.0 3.4
Derby 85,959 2,855 3.3 -14.7 4,386 5.1 14.8 15,464 18.0 -11.7
Erewash 41,003 2,017 4.9 23.2 1,387 3.4 -9.7 7,171 17.5 0.7
High Peak 31,470 612 1.9 0.8 1,561 5.0 -15.9 1,397 4.4 -3.8
North East Derbyshire 36,729 155 0.4 4.0 424 1.2 -10.2 6,776 18.4 0.5
South Derbyshire 26,050 908 3.5 31.4 1,234 4.7 -11.5 5,566 21.4 68.7
West Derbyshire 26,800 112 0.4 0.0 809 3.0 -14.0 871 3.3 9.1
Leicestershire
Blaby 29,360 330 1.1 -2.9 270 0.9 35.0 450 1.5 7.1
Charnwood 53,916 128 0.2 7.6 1,867 3.5 -5.6 1,286 2.4 52.9
Harborough 23,580 641 2.7 -7.6 677 2.9 7.3 1,303 5.5 -16.2
Hinckley and Bosworth 34,886 976 2.8 -2.8 973 2.8 -16.0 N/A N/A N/A
Leicester 108,700 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Melton 16,896 261 1.5 -17.4 154 0.9 -19.8 1,007 6.0 5.7
North West Leicestershire 30,527 259 0.8 -20.1 1,534 5.0 -2.3 4,103 13.4 -5.1
Oadby and Wigston 19,410 103 0.5 -5.5 62 0.3 -52.3 176 0.9 -15.8
Rutland 11,704 66 0.6 -2.9 205 1.8 -11.6 972 8.3 -7.9
Lincolnshire
Boston 21,467 542 2.5 -23.7 179 0.8 -23.8 1,005 4.7 -25.8
East Lindsey 46,342 640 1.4 -3.8 1,368 3.0 -4.1 13,097 28.3 -5.7
Lincoln 31,825 810 2.5 -5.8 1,430 4.5 -6.5 2,533 8.0 -4.4
North Kesteven 31,057 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
South Holland 25,500 420 1.6 -8.7 2,652 10.4 -3.1 2,552 10.0 44.8
South Kesteven 40,158 489 1.2 -9.1 1,093 2.7 -24.1 4,179 10.4 -10.0
West Lindsey 31,446 1,043 3.3 5.5 844 2.7 -5.8 8,260 26.3 484.6
Northamptonshire
Corby 19,581 18 0.1 0.0 61 0.3 -41.9 86 0.4 -52.2

Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Daventry 23,118 556 2.4 -4.3 560 2.4 -8.6 2,745 11.9 -6.8
East Northamptonshire N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Kettering 28,789 0 0.0 N/A 4,007 13.9 -10.5 1,336 4.6 19.1
Northampton 64,623 1,318 2.0 -6.8 2,271 3.5 -4.7 4,646 7.2 43.5
South Northamptonshire 25,555 53 0.2 0.0 230 0.9 125.5 4,188 16.4 478.5
Wellingborough 25,490 352 1.4 47.9 777 3.0 -13.6 1,249 4.9 73.2

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Region: Nottinghamshire
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Ashfield 41,417 23 0.1 -14.8 2,218 5.4 -3.3 6,292 15.2 13.7
Bassetlaw N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Broxtowe 40,806 180 0.4 2.9 463 1.1 -20.9 2,854 7.0 -19.9
Gedling 42,011 1,721 4.1 5.6 624 1.5 2.8 5,631 13.4 14.1
Mansfield 39,242 312 0.8 41.2 80 0.2 -27.3 2,221 5.7 -2.9
Newark and Sherwood 40,828 278 0.7 -14.2 1,681 4.1 -4.9 1,283 3.1 7.7
Nottingham 110,612 559 0.5 -1.1 2,145 1.9 -9.1 22,924 20.7 -7.2
Rushcliffe 38,285 75 0.2 -5.1 1,540 4.0 -0.6 3,263 8.5 -3.8

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Region: Eastern
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Bedfordshire
Luton 61,653 80 0.1 -29.2 2,903 4.7 -8.1 1,650 2.7 0.0
Mid-Bedfordshire 39,800 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
North Bedfordshire 49,780 280 0.6 -0.4 820 1.6 -4.7 5,000 10.0 0.0
South Bedfordshire 39,348 35 0.1 0.0 521 1.3 -0.8 2,408 6.1 245.0
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Vale 49,973 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Chiltern 33,911 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Milton Keynes 58,915 65 0.1 -7.1 1,400 2.4 -9.7 1,200 2.0 -4.0
South Bucks 23,910 67 0.3 -10.7 174 0.7 -9.4 624 2.6 -11.9
Wycombe 57,570 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge 40,178 336 0.8 N/A 408 1.0 N/A 3,069 7.6 35.8
East Cambridgeshire 22,035 261 1.2 -29.3 423 1.9 -23.5 4,960 22.5 179.1
Fenland 27,404 N/A N/A N/A 400 1.5 -17.4 N/A N/A N/A
Huntingdonshire 48,848 584 1.2 -2.7 673 1.4 -10.3 3,396 7.0 -10.8
Peterborough 55,248 1,808 3.3 -2.8 358 0.6 -17.7 3,354 6.1 81.2
South Cambridgeshire 43,475 465 1.1 -1.7 1,728 4.0 -3.8 3,197 7.4 4.6
Essex
Basildon 58,420 240 0.4 0.0 110 0.2 -15.4 721 1.2 1.3
Braintree 43,459 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Brentwood 27,606 77 0.3 5.5 324 1.2 -15.6 192 0.7 61.3
Castle Point 32,532 4 0.0 -73.3 190 0.6 0.0 2 0.0 -95.3
Chelmsford 53,983 1,414 2.6 1.1 2,069 3.8 -11.2 N/A N/A N/A
Colchester 53,320 1,671 3.1 -6.4 619 1.2 -24.3 3,935 7.4 3.3
Epping Forest 45,970 1,969 4.3 0.2 1,633 3.6 0.0 3,629 7.9 -0.4
Harlow 28,838 2 0.0 0.0 11 0.0 -21.4 810 2.8 -0.4
Maldon 19,521 24 0.1 -46.7 1,142 5.9 -8.3 861 4.4 11.7
Rochford 27,880 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Southend-on-Sea 66,861 17 0.0 21.4 981 1.5 -21.9 331 0.5 -81.3
Tendring 56,090 401 0.7 0.3 1,330 2.4 -6.5 3,539 6.3 -23.0
Thurrock 46,755 2,471 5.3 710.2 2,546 5.4 -3.1 6,222 13.3 -1.6
Uttlesford 23,724 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Hertfordshire
Broxbourne 29,956 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dacorum 50,476 885 1.8 -5.2 91 0.2 -9.9 1,209 2.4 -9.8
East Hertfordshire 42,381 1,612 3.8 -11.0 340 0.8 -21.8 3,941 9.3 -5.4
Hertsmere 33,473 N/A N/A N/A 513 1.5 -38.0 N/A N/A N/A
North Hertfordshire 42,234 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
St. Albans 46,310 12 0.0 -42.9 725 1.6 -7.5 1,400 3.0 -14.5

Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Stevenage 27,710 5 0.0 0.0 303 1.1 -1.0 977 3.5 -19.9
Three Rivers 28,797 80 0.3 0.0 143 0.5 -16.4 1,588 5.5 -22.8
Watford 28,689 6 0.0 100.0 578 2.0 -10.9 3758 13.1 0.8
Welwyn Hatfield 35,990 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Norfolk
Breckland 40,248 701 1.7 -23.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Broadland 39,460 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Great Yarmouth 35,060 451 1.3 68.3 2,310 6.6 -7.4 9,130 26.0 4.3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 52,043 962 1.8 -9.2 2,972 5.7 -8.6 3,567 6.9 -9.4
North Norfolk 40,000 1,287 3.2 -16.3 1,442 3.6 -8.7 2,860 7.1 1687.5
Norwich 52,412 220 0.4 0.0 5,013 9.6 -4.8 8,227 15.7 -8.9
South Norfolk 39,400 315 0.8 4.0 1,398 3.5 -4.6 7,479 19.0 6.3
Suffolk
Babergh 29,992 675 2.3 8.9 711 2.4 -16.5 2,045 6.8 5.9
Forest Heath 20,566 246 1.2 1.7 826 4.0 -1.2 788 3.8 -16.2
Ipswich 48,456 230 0.5 -3.0 4,150 8.6 -11.2 14,873 30.7 42.0
Mid Suffolk 28,477 1,522 5.3 0.4 849 3.0 -9.1 8,696 30.5 -0.7
St. Edmundsbury 34,057 423 1.2 -5.8 1,421 4.2 -4.1 4,136 12.1 -5.6
Suffolk Coastal 42,231 360 0.9 -7.0 848 2.0 -23.6 N/A N/A N/A
Waveney 43,331 416 1.0 -10.7 1,808 4.2 -7.9 N/A N/A N/A

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Region: London
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Greater London
Greater London Council N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
City of London 3,268 0 0.0 N/A 0 0.0 N/A 0 0.0 N/A
Barking and Degenham 58,623 1,335 2.3 -0.4 9,908 16.9 -4.2 9,462 16.1 193.6
Barnet 116,945 10,200 8.7 N/A 2,631 2.2 N/A 25,884 22.1 N/A
Bexley 82,141 1,785 2.2 -1.0 N/A N/A N/A 9,514 11.6 92.7
Brent 93,250 7,364 7.9 -1.8 1,288 1.4 -4.2 22,725 24.4 27.2
Bromley N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Camden 82,983 10,991 13.2 10.5 2,112 2.5 -6.1 15,609 18.8 47.8
Croydon 123,350 808 0.7 -1.1 4,989 4.0 -3.3 7,439 6.0 -6.7
Ealing 105,145 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Enfield 100,822 3,903 3.9 -12.7 N/A N/A N/A 9,021 8.9 N/A
Greenwich 86,646 4,532 5.2 0.6 3,896 4.5 0.6 15,180 17.5 0.5
Hackney 76,500 15,740 20.6 16.2 2,340 3.1 -44.2 24,540 32.1 99.7
Hammersmith and Fulham 61,333 10,038 16.4 0.6 4,757 7.8 -3.3 9,441 15.4 3.4
Haringey 81,953 11,323 13.8 0.5 3,404 4.2 -17.5 19,105 23.3 53.0
Harrow 76,080 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Havering 89,727 1,988 2.2 1.0 1,122 1.3 -1.8 16,080 17.9 -2.3
Hillingdon 92,654 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hounslow 79,820 3,856 4.8 -4.7 5,096 6.4 -3.8 20,608 25.8 0.3
Islington 74,689 10,805 14.5 0.0 2,409 3.2 0.0 12,430 16.6 19.2
Kensington and Chelsea 73,800 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Kingston upon Thames 55,166 271 0.5 0.4 773 1.4 -8.6 3,779 6.9 -14.0
Lambeth 108,580 16,695 15.4 8.8 3,735 3.4 -17.9 15,510 14.3 -0.5
Lewisham 96,391 14,213 14.7 108.7 N/A N/A N/A 14,244 14.8 20.0
Merton 67,821 2,560 3.8 -7.1 3,551 3.8 60.8 8,332 12.3 14.8
Newham 82,896 14,289 17.2 6.7 7,906 9.5 -9.8 24,728 29.8 169.0
Redbridge 87,870 2,033 2.3 -18.0 2,241 2.6 -10.3 6,868 7.8 -13.0
Richmond upon Thames 71,248 5,555 7.8 N/A 1,424 2.0 N/A 8,120 11.4 N/A
Southwark 93,776 14,368 15.3 30.6 4,630 4.9 -6.7 12,980 13.8 -11.3
Sutton 66,665 2,846 4.3 8.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tower Hamlets 62,349 6,777 10.9 -8.0 3,672 5.9 -9.1 20,483 32.9 663.7
Waltham Forest 86,500 9,300 10.8 -0.5 3,280 3.8 -20.1 14,500 16.8 35.9
Wandsworth 108,986 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Westminster, City of 101,716 2,291 2.3 -19.2 8,209 8.1 -7.4 14,624 14.4 31.1

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Region: South Eastern
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Berkshire
Bracknell 32,860 71 0.2 -1.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Newbury 46,939 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Reading 49,900 1,870 3.7 -1.1 1,070 2.1 -6.0 8,370 16.8 55.3
Slough 35,821 26 0.1 -10.3 396 1.1 -13.5 N/A N/A N/A
Windsor and Maidenhead 52,142 125 0.2 -12.0 1,250 2.4 -10.2 998 1.9 16.7
Wokingham 44,770 213 0.5 1.4 494 1.1 -8.5 2,125 4.7 -0.2
East Sussex
Brighton 63,532 4,515 7.1 -9.3 2,321 3.7 -5.9 12,672 19.9 52.3
Eastbourne 34,190 51 0.1 0.0 2,302 6.7 -2.2 5,772 16.9 4.1

Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Hastings 33,353 2,290 6.9 76.2 950 2.8 -5.0 2,541 7.6 1.6
Hove 40,245 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Lewes 34,166 32 0.1 -28.9 182 0.5 -14.2 2,510 7.3 -6.2
Rother 35,501 362 1.0 -9.5 681 1.9 -5.3 503 1.4 -16.2
Wealden 49,529 626 1.3 0.0 1,028 2.1 -7.7 4,608 9.3 0.4
Hampshire
Basingstoke and Deane 50,284 352 0.7 12.8 317 0.6 -14.8 5,621 11.2 -0.0
East Hampshire 36,506 613 1.7 -1.1 992 2.7 -5.3 4,232 11.6 41.0
Eastleigh 37,301 19 0.1 18.8 2,173 5.8 -0.6 3,500 9.4 -18.9
Fareham 34,750 53 0.2 -3.6 235 0.7 -11.3 650 1.9 0.0
Gosport 30,416 210 0.7 -12.5 830 2.7 -10.8 1,679 5.5 2.1
Hart 27,950 65 0.2 -11.0 236 0.8 -10.9 750 2.7 -0.8
Havant 44,874 56 0.1 21.7 175 0.4 -2.8 2,790 6.2 144.7
New Forest 63,313 845 1.3 3.6 526 0.8 -13.6 5,367 8.5 -4.1
Portsmouth 72,613 2,200 3.0 -0.9 4,521 6.2 -5.2 N/A N/A N/A
Rushmoor 28,025 125 0.4 13.6 350 1.2 -4.9 2,868 10.2 20.2
Southampton 79,700 1,400 1.8 0.0 4,500 5.6 0.0 14,300 17.9 2.1
Test Valley 34,668 251 0.7 27.4 192 0.6 -15.8 4,232 12.2 N/A
Winchester 37,256 1,424 3.8 -10.7 574 1.5 -15.5 825 2.2 -27.8
Isle of Wight
Medina 29,203 127 0.4 1.6 1,318 4.5 -16.2 4,432 15.2 -6.0
South Wight 21,894 52 0.2 0.0 180 0.8 -20.0 3,010 13.7 100.7

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Kent
Ashford 34,840 570 1.6 -2.1 1,660 4.8 -3.0 2,478 7.1 -5.5
Canterbury 48,740 364 0.7 -3.2 1,446 3.0 -10.7 3,641 7.5 11.0
Dartford 28,848 110 0.4 N/A 957 3.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dover 40,055 800 2.0 -11.4 923 2.3 -17.9 3,452 8.6 -5.5
Gillingham 35,386 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Gravesham 35,467 186 0.5 -23.5 807 2.3 -18.4 2,144 6.0 -12.9
Maidstone 50,309 2,253 4.5 -10.8 1,443 2.9 -7.1 2,474 4.9 -4.8
Rochester upon Medway 54,988 1,500 2.7 0.0 2,500 4.5 0.0 36 0.1 -98.6
Sevenoaks 41,145 104 0.3 -1.9 1,782 4.3 -4.6 1,796 4.4 -10.1
Shepway 37,682 180 0.5 2.3 1,100 2.9 -8.9 6,662 17.7 -3.9
Swale 44,281 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Thanet 51,932 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tonbridge and Malling 37,109 89 0.2 -8.2 1,723 4.6 -9.4 3,270 8.8 41.8
Tunbridge Wells 38,759 206 0.5 3.0 1,519 3.9 -4.6 1,971 5.1 234.6
Oxfordshire
Cherwell 41,201 340 0.8 -5.6 700 1.7 -6.7 4,161 10.1 9.1
Oxford 37,483 1,548 4.1 -0.3 739 2.0 -6.2 9,651 25.7 15.3
South Oxfordshire 49,979 1,166 2.3 164.4 1,385 2.8 56.3 2,146 4.3 5.0
Vale of White Horse 38,723 1,012 2.6 -5.1 766 2.0 -6.1 1,289 3.3 -1.9
West Oxfordshire 32,452 630 1.9 -7.8 191 0.6 -20.7 2,326 7.2 -4.3
Surrey
Elmbridge 46,031 152 0.3 -7.9 394 0.9 -0.5 1,251 2.7 -28.4
Epsom and Ewell 25,650 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Guildford 48,130 513 1.1 32.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mole Valley 29,942 235 0.8 0.0 250 0.8 0.0 2,209 7.4 N/A
Reigate and Banstead 44,414 237 0.5 -8.5 1,122 2.5 -4.1 1,482 3.3 9.6
Runnymede 28,551 182 0.6 -7.6 1,532 5.4 -5.8 1,390 4.9 1.8
Spelthorne 36,221 N/A N/A N/A 220 0.6 -26.7 N/A N/A N/A
Surrey Heath 28,050 23 0.1 -8.0 474 1.7 -4.0 352 1.3 -8.6
Tandridge 28,178 104 0.4 -23.5 181 0.6 -10.0 845 3.0 -23.2
Waverley 43,624 40 0.1 -4.8 1,510 3.5 -9.9 1,175 2.7 38.6
Woking 32,943 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
West Sussex
Adur 24,833 71 0.3 -22.8 171 0.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Arun 56,315 30 0.1 0.0 550 1.0 -8.3 820 1.5 17.1
Chichester 42,100 71 0.2 -7.8 743 1.8 -10.9 N/A N/A N/A
Crawley 31,660 11 0.0 0.0 230 0.7 -5.7 0 0.0 N/A
Horsham 41,367 160 0.4 -4.8 510 1.2 -7.4 1,484 3.6 64.2
Mid Sussex 44,206 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Worthing 41,758 1,542 3.7 -14.4 654 1.6 -12.8 4,366 10.5 -4.8

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Region: South West
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Avon
Bath N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Bristol 158,700 10,800 6.8 0.0 3,200 2.0 0.0 27,084 17.1 18.4
Kingswood 33,006 278 0.8 0.7 945 2.9 34.8 1,130 3.4 N/A
Northavon 44,000 334 0.8 -11.4 1,752 4.0 -7.4 3,28 8.2 22.4
Wansdyke 29,127 70 0.2 -6.7 493 1.7 -10.4 3,850 13.2 -7.9
Woodspring 64,703 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cornwall
Caradon 30,180 2,310 7.7 6.3 2,150 7.1 -5.5 2,055 6.8 -2.0
Carrick 32,406 518 1.6 0.4 2,400 7.4 0.0 2,000 6.2 -1.7
Isles of Scilly 852 0 0.0 N/A 0 0.0 N/A 0 0.0 N/A
Kerrier 33,780 356 1.1 -8.2 2,177 6.4 -12.7 1,625 4.8 5.3
North Cornwall 29,686 477 1.6 -6.8 737 2.5 -9.7 6,392 21.5 -10.6
Penwith 24,952 1,226 4.9 -0.2 1,528 6.1 -11.6 4,255 17.1 49.8
Restormel 33,153 1,302 3.9 130.4 1,500 4.5 56.6 6,000 18.1 149.1
Devon
East Devon 47,449 1,362 2.9 -2.4 92 0.2 -23.3 4,195 8.8 -1.3
Exeter 37,312 187 0.5 -5.1 1,100 2.9 -3.5 8,772 23.5 293.4
Mid Devon 23,834 417 1.7 -1.0 751 3.2 -13.0 772 3.2 11.7
North Devon 33,419 1,881 5.6 95.9 1,300 3.9 -59.5 6,700 20.0 108.9
Plymouth 92,970 3,120 3.4 -0.2 1,889 2.0 -2.7 20,848 22.4 -1.9
South Hams 31,251 150 0.5 0.0 250 0.8 0.0 2,167 6.9 122.0
Teignbridge 41,393 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Torbay 50,800 573 1.1 -1.5 204 0.4 -10.5 10,103 19.9 1.7
Torridge 20,337 1,056 5.2 187.0 1,496 7.4 21.1 6,509 32.0 225.0
West Devon 17,612 278 1.6 87.8 382 2.2 4.1 1,557 8.8 -2.0
Dorset
Bournemouth 63,085 50 0.1 11.1 4,404 7.0 -8.3 7,937 12.6 3.1
Christchurch 18,281 2 0.0 -60.0 50 0.3 100.0 1,999 10.9 -3.4
North Dorset 19,663 96 0.5 -5.9 552 2.8 -8.0 453 2.3 -5.6
Poole 52,797 70 0.1 4.5 691 1.3 -4.6 2,459 4.7 1.4
Purbeck 17,513 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
West Dorset 33,722 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Weymouth and Portland 22,688 43 0.2 13.2 765 3.4 -5.2 2,003 8.8 62.4
Wimborne 30,432 360 1.2 -1.9 75 0.2 -16.7 N/A N/A N/A

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Gloucestershire
Cheltenham 35,657 650 1.8 12.1 878 2.5 -12.2 6,666 18.7 71.8
Cotswold N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,050 N/A 4.2
Forest of Dean 28,408 612 2.2 -6.6 3,129 11.0 -6.1 3,345 11.8 12.6
Gloucester 34,265 455 1.3 -8.5 502 1.5 -11.6 5,315 15.5 -4.3
Stroud 41,073 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tewkesbury 32,570 94 0.3 -6.0 539 1.7 8.9 3,297 10.1 -23.3
Somerset
Mendip 35,024 142 0.4 -7.8 1,104 3.2 -3.2 3,920 11.2 0.3
Sedgemoor 37,002 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
South Somerset 54,816 164 0.3 -2.4 2,595 4.7 -8.8 545 1.0 -61.9
Taunton Deane 35,894 1,615 4.5 736.8 1,256 3.5 7.4 7,180 20.0 N/A
West Somerset 13,582 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,174 8.6 N/A
Wiltshire
Kennet 26,076 104 0.4 -1.9 2,114 8.1 -1.9 4,578 17.6 -1.2
North Wiltshire 40,621 1,320 3.2 36.4 520 1.3 73.3 3,683 9.1 56.9
Salisbury 39,951 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Thamesdown 62,854 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
West Wiltshire 38,433 1,879 4.9 241.0 830 2.2 -12.8 4,718 12.3 -21.7

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Region: West Midlands
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
West Midlands
Birmingham 388,620 44,300 11.4 -8.8 7,900 2.0 -41.9 101,720 26.2 16.6
Coventry 120,487 939 0.8 2.3 5,409 4.5 -8.0 13,644 11.3 -3.2
Dudley 117,876 5,280 4.5 -0.0 4,456 3.8 -0.4 5,508 4.7 -7.7
Sandwell 119,441 11,700 9.8 3.5 5,280 4.4 -10.6 17,693 14.8 34.3
Solihull 74,955 45 0.1 -10.0 150 0.2 -25.0 1,623 2.2 -4.7
Walsall 97,123 6,605 6.8 -2.7 2,187 2.3 -1.6 12,302 12.7 1.6
Wolverhampton 97,766 8,359 8.6 N/A 4,221 4.3 N/A 7,732 7.9 N/A
Hereford & Worcester
Bromsgrove 32,069 27 0.1 -20.6 142 0.4 -23.2 2,172 6.8 -8.4
Hereford 19,192 340 1.8 -4.0 304 1.6 1.0 1,422 7.4 -30.2
Leominster 15,204 1,600 10.5 -8.7 300 2.0 -16.7 488 3.2 -3.0

Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Malvern Hills 37,140 3,499 9.4 -6.5 841 2.3 -7.7 6,991 18.8 -4.4
Redditch 27,342 158 0.6 29.5 552 2.0 -9.7 1,943 7.1 96.7
South Herefordshire 18,593 870 4.7 -1.5 1,427 7.7 -4.0 1,118 6.0 -7.1
Worcester 29,409 484 1.6 10.3 609 2.1 79.1 6,701 22.8 -1.7
Wychavon 36,898 216 0.6 -4.8 1,937 5.2 -3.0 4,345 11.8 -12.4
Wyre Forest 35,837 471 1.3 -6.4 2,295 6.4 -4.7 5,627 15.7 -20.1
Shropshire
Bridgnorth 19,038 381 2.0 -5.7 333 1.7 -3.5 1,881 9.9 0.6
North Shropshire N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Oswestry 12,526 615 4.9 1.8 560 4.5 -0.2 4,924 39.3 101.0
Shrewsbury and Atcham 35,532 437 1.2 -5.4 396 1.1 -28.8 10,066 28.3 17.7
South Shropshire 15,279 570 3.7 0.4 535 3.5 -3.8 N/A N/A N/A
The Wrekin 46,544 965 2.1 -0.2 601 1.3 -4.1 6,193 13.3 144.6
Staffordshire
Cannock Chase 31,241 70 0.2 -7.9 411 1.3 0.0 1,210 3.9 -16.1
East Staffordshire 37,142 431 1.2 -4.0 3,308 8.9 -2.0 3,555 9.6 16.9
Lichfield 32,795 800 2.4 -5.9 10 0.0 -60.0 2,210 6.7 -4.3
Newcastle-Under-Lyme 47,085 425 0.9 -5.6 1,650 3.5 -8.3 6,000 12.7 -9.5
South Staffordshire 37,743 329 0.9 -31.7 350 0.9 1.2 678 1.8 -7.9
Stafford 44,686 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Staffordshire Moorlands 36,111 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Stoke-on-Trent 100,455 5,019 5.0 24.0 10,530 10.5 -6.0 44,000 43.8 4.8
Tamworth 24,466 874 3.6 2,262.2 250 1.0 0.0 3,400 13.9 41.9
Warwickshire
North Warwickshire 22,304 90 0.4 -18.2 365 1.6 7.7 1,106 5.0 543.0
Nuneaton and Bedworth 42,683 601 1.4 14.0 583 1.4 -4.1 7,796 18.3 -2.9
Rugby 32,846 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Stratford-on-Avon 40,221 728 1.8 -30.1 490 1.2 -44.7 3,306 8.2 58.1
Warwick 45,097 309 0.7 -14.9 201 0.4 -13.0 4,128 9.2 -7.6

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Region: North West (Inc. Cumbria)
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number lacking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Greater Manchester
Bolton 103,289 12,473 12.1 14.6 1,403 1.4 -24.5 30,651 29.7 13.1
Bury 67,988 1,056 1.6 896.2 1,008 1.5 -68.3 9,994 14.7 130.6
Manchester 183,731 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Oldham 87,113 4,967 5.7 0.2 3,654 4.2 -9.5 16,828 19.3 -3.5
Rochdale 80,992 5,429 6.7 -1.2 989 1.2 -17.7 14,247 17.6 2.9
Salford 96,465 2,167 2.2 102.9 1,992 2.1 -9.5 9,309 9.7 12.0
Stockport 113,333 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tameside 85,621 5,254 6.1 -8.4 2,077 2.4 -5.4 24,852 29.0 68.1
Trafford 85,600 2,219 2.6 2.6 8,943 10.4 2.0 16,073 18.8 42.5
Wigan 118,253 2,943 2.5 48.4 3,211 2.7 -19.8 20,937 17.7 6.8
Merseyside
Knowsley 57,846 1,003 1.7 -11.9 580 1.0 332.8 9,267 16.0 51.5
Liverpool 194,717 4,131 2.1 20.7 5,180 2.7 -11.2 36,718 18.9 -6.6
St. Helens 69,941 4,247 6.1 1.0 8,309 11.9 -19.8 22,746 32.5 N/A
Sefton 114,039 2,528 2.2 -5.7 3,532 3.1 -9.4 5,440 4.8 -21.7
Wirral 135,077 4,714 3.5 -15.6 2,660 2.0 -17.9 26,930 19.9 -3.6
Cheshire
Chester 45,639 1,232 2.7 -9.7 1,191 2.6 -9.2 2,437 5.3 4.8
Congleton 31,570 245 0.8 -25.3 334 1.1 -36.1 437 1.4 -18.3
Crewe and Nantwich 39,510 321 0.8 -9.8 1,379 3.5 -28.3 8,641 21.9 28.0
Ellesmere Port and Neston 30,330 27 0.1 -12.9 498 1.6 -6.6 1,423 4.7 -7.5
Halton 45,110 213 0.5 1,320.0 394 0.9 -41.3 4,154 9.2 -8.9
Macclesfield 58,590 1,003 1.7 0.0 1,871 3.2 -14.1 N/A N/A N/A
Vale Royal 43,071 323 0.7 -12.5 1,383 3.2 -7.5 3,940 9.1 -7.5
Warrington 67,849 2,910 4.3 -2.6 1,815 2.7 -24.0 10,644 15.7 24.3
Cumbria
Allerdale 38,437 3,278 8.5 -5.7 697 1.8 -2.8 10,982 28.6 39.5
Barrow-in-Furness 29,080 147 0.5 54.7 301 1.0 -63.7 6,682 23.0 -3.3
Carlisle 39,087 909 2.3 -12.1 2,351 6.0 -4.8 5,692 14.6 2.8
Copeland 27,632 109 0.4 -20.4 838 3.0 -12.2 4,377 15.8 -6.6
Eden 18,087 308 1.7 -5.5 581 3.2 -7.2 1,747 9.7 -3.3
South Lakeland 40,933 109 0.3 -6.8 811 2.0 3.8 1,501 3.7 1.1

Housing needs appraisal: dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Region: North (Exc. Cumbria)
Stock Unfit dwellings Fit but lacking basic amenities Non-substandard in need of renovation
Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number unfit since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number locking since 1 April 1984 Number Number as per cent. of stock Per cent. change in number in need since 1 April 1984
Lancashire
Blackburn 52,359 5,426 10.4 8.3 3,710 7.1 -2.9 9,304 17.8 9.6
Blackpool 62,219 307 0.5 -4.1 512 0.8 -3.2 2,796 4.5 3.8
Burnley 37,667 1,300 3.5 -4.4 1,500 4.0 36.1 7,141 19.0 -0.6
Chorley 35,233 1,580 4.5 10.8 2,833 8.0 -6.8 4,813 13.7 -4.2
Fylde 29,336 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hyndburn 31,923 2,769 8.7 -6.0 1,347 4.2 -5.5 8,348 26.2 14.8
Lancaster 49,546 400 0.8 -1.7 859 1.7 -11.1 8,874 17.9 -1.6
Pendle 35,271 1,111 3.1 34.0 2,155 6.1 -6.3 9,640 27.3 4.8
Preston 50,900 408 0.8 47.3 2,415 4.7 -11.0 7,710 15.1 3.0
Ribble Valley 19,175 30 0.2 -23.1 792 4.1 -7.3 880 4.6 11.0
Rossendale 26,022 1,640 6.3 -3.2 2,210 8.5 -3.4 5,591 21.5 47.8
South Ribble 37,055 11 0.0 0.0 350 0.9 -18.4 8,139 22.0 -6.2
West Lancashire 39,880 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wyre 39,565 411 1.0 2.5 304 0.8 -24.0 804 2.0 -3.0