HC Deb 19 February 1986 vol 92 cc239-58W

The tables below give details of local authorities' gross rent arrears at 1 April 1983, 1 April 1984 and 1 April 1985. The ratio of gross rent arrears to the total rent collectable for each year (expressed as a percentage) is also given. The right hand-column on each table gives the number of local authority dwellings at 1 April 1985.

The figures have been taken from the Department of the Environment's Housing Subsidy Claim Forms for the respective years. Where no figures were provided by the local authorities, the tables have been marked 'N/A".

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Isles of Scilly 1,053 1.21 1,248 1.34 825 0.78 122
Greater Manchester
Bolton n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 404,475 2.33 26,298
Bury 260,714 3.13 198,202 2.47 199,821 2.49 11,778
Manchester 3,894,113 6.48 4,070,901 6.69 4,574,275 7.19 99,814
Oldham 670,916 3.55 779,000 3.92 795,300 3.84 25,964
Rochdale 1,025,004 7.16 907,703 5.94 735,140 4.37 22,026
Salford 1,328,388 4.69 1,377,045 4.76 1,483,502 4.74 42,995
Stockport 453,220 3.51 333,625 3.00 351,762 2.81 16,767
Tameside 1,038,121 6.40 1,195,290 7.49 1,186,694 7.28 21,353
Trafford 364,473 3.54 486,179 4.78 524,824 4.98 14,345
Wigan 726,483 2.87 479,729 1.94 517,293 2.05 34,339
Total of districts 9,761,432 9,877,674 10,773,586 315,679
Merseyside
Knowsley 1,732,801 6.38 1,720,000 7.90 1,517,129 7.20 26,697
Liverpool 6,405,268 9.65 7,042,999 11.82 6,966,000 12.02 68,959

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
St. Helens n.a. n.a. 705,249 5.43 977,172 7.45 20,562
Sefton 625,032 4.56 579,200 4.35 621,659 4.29 18,322
Wirral 1,410,624 6.70 2,016,991 9.59 1,534,246 6.78 25,089
Total of districts 10,173,725 12,064,439 11,616,206 159,629
South Yorkshire
Barnsley 476,228 2.31 635,780 3.07 652,575 3.12 31,763
Doncaster 950,224 4.49 833,615 3.79 638,108 2.67 34,387
Rotherham 835,083 3.01 891,998 3.39 1,004,474 3.86 34,921
Sheffield 1,939,014 3.83 3,634,210 6.93 9,651,301 14.46 91,344
Total of districts 4,200,549 5,995,603 11,946,458 192,415

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead 354,534 1.37 773,811 3.07 803,767 3.23 36,242
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1,563,779 4.83 1,815,580 5.53 1,933,511 5.50 47,167
North Tyneside 603,938 2.91 572,521 2.66 833,431 3.82 29,303
South Tyneside 1,115,373 5.65 911,488 4.51 765,317 3.29 30,879
Sunderland 1,673,521 5.49 2,230,554 7.65 1,050,214 3.70 46,106
Total of Districts 5,311,145 6,303,954 5,386,240 189,697
West Midlands
Birmingham 7,290,312 7.45 6,420,000 6.13 5,483,993 5.19 124,616
Coventry 988,622 5.22 980,623 4.85 1,238,101 5.96 25,891
Dudley 590,000 2.54 859,000 3.45 833,000 3.25 37,121
Sandwell 3,125,611 7.58 3,111,668 7.71 3,205,644 8.05 56,232
Solihull 954,605 7.94 442,740 3.37 478,455 3.46 16,758
Walsall 3,301,530 12.07 3,716,397 13.90 4,041,716 14.39 38,929
Wolverhampton 1,789,999 5.69 2,872,666 8.65 2,786,666 8.07 40,582
Total of Districts 18,040,679 18,403,094 18,067,575 340,129
West Yorkshire
Bradford 1,692,046 6.44 2,142,637 8.26 1,649,573 6.51 37,084
Calderdale 257,540 2.51 265,073 2.47 333,812 3.00 15,898
Kirklees 956,210 4.92 899,884 4.79 930,896 4.26 35,749
Leeds 2,559,256 4.55 3,237,227 5.67 3,096,772 5.30 94,298
Wakefield 742,559 2.63 755,051 2.65 1,158,277 3.83 45,234
Total of Districts 6,207,611 7,299,872 7,169,330 228,263

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Greater London Council 6,667,381 18–78 3,242,359 9–66 2,930,816 8–56 41,500
City of London 46,250 2–44 58,218 2–55 77,811 3–30 2,307
Camden 2,496,585 9–59 2,663,260 9–93 3,117,504 11–19 35,331
Greenwich 1,967,945 7–20 1,606,000 5–90 1,886,350 6–84 37,159
Hackney 3,276,330 10–22 3,638,931 10–92 9,228,000 27–21 45,202
Hammersmith and Fulham 1,134,719 6–90 1,126,053 6–05 1,509,735 7–48 19,530
Islington 5,455,410 17–42 4,529,287 14–54 4,933,758 15–08 41,260
Kensington and Chelsea 850,437 7–66 930,701 7–27 1,096,703 8–17 8,825
Lambeth n.a. n.a. 7,863,000 20–80 9,401,639 23–98 49,156
Lewisham 4,284,611 12–88 6,748,272 20–30 7,342,065 22–32 43,045
Southwark 6,797,593 13–49 8,782,029 17–16 10,965,216 20–50 61,951
Tower Hamlets 959,382 7–36 821,109 6–02 854,550 6–13 17,800
Wandsworth 5,692,580 15–06 5,431,185 14–15 5,431,182 12–29 36,881
Westminster 1,623,000 7–56 1,526,000 6–76 1,761,000 6–84 23,581

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Barking & Dagenham 1,082,541 4–82 1,163,722 5.19 727,859 3.13 33,555
Barnet 891,725 4.31 964,740 4.59 970,658 4.51 18,713
Bexley 432,110 4.27 280,099 2.78 268,917 2.73 11,403
Brent 3,609,100 23.16 4,858,726 31.38 5,282,405 33.51 21,925
Bromley 440,370 2.74 861.983 5.23 525,000 3.18 17,214
Croydon 862,156 5.31 637,615 4.05 1,065,172 6.04 20,305
Ealing 1,067,149 5.50 1,355,036 6.75 1,494,542 7.26 21,038
Enfield 597,800 3.15 705,583 3.53 1,270,449 6.28 21,580
Haringey 3,456,423 18.51 2,509,859 13.19 2,942,422 15.15 25,452
Harrow 447,732 5.08 617,803 6.60 704.042 8.38 8,652
Havering 433,717 3.07 739,554 5.08 730,291 4.84 16,993
Hillingdon 577,573 3.25 540,019 2.74 450,304 2.32 19,687
Hounslow 1,225,058 8.24 1,375,653 8.61 1,592,035 9.34 20,509
Kingston-upon-Thames 196,094 2.76 127,432 1.78 104,857 1.46 6,787
Merton 1,290,182 10.42 1,243,379 8.84 600,000 3.99 14,025
Newham 1,607,000 6.70 1,779,000 7.31 2,325,000 9.13 32,237
Redbridge 581,685 4.70 624,294 4.67 638,368 4.81 11,516
Richmond-upon-Thames 95,691 1.03 125,748 1.33 195.390 2.01 10,191
Sutton 365,925 3.14 371,800 3.04 350,400 2.61 12,417
Waltham Forest 1,228,320 8.13 2,751,700 16.52 3,065,849 17.83 21,473

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Avon
Bath 134,473 2.06 119,765 1.84 181,298 2.78 7,581
Bristol 1,373,391 4.34 1,508,804 4.88 1,647,360 5.39 42,827
Kingswood 40,327 1.03 36,576 1.01 26,429 0.71 5,278
Northavon 68,617 1.45 63,443 1.41 65,278 1.42 6,063
Wansdyke 14,321 0.40 8,548 0.24 16,040 0.44 5,546
Woodspring 259,062 3.75 326,088 4.72 296,874 3.93 9,317
Total of Districts 1,890,191 2,063,224 2,233,279 76,612
Bedfordshire
North Bedfordshire 139,492 2.39 158,143 2.57 198,754 2.95 8,475
Luton 302,891 3.21 263,074 2.58 268,993 2.56 12,233
Mid Bedfordshire 121,454 2.09 95,490 1.70 107,332 1.90 8,374
South Bedfordshire 94,393 1.57 103,736 1.49 65,349 0.94 8,298
Total of Districts 658,230 620,443 640,408 37,380
Berkshire
Bracknell 244,393 2.97 248,177 2.98 232,578 2.74 10,730
Newbury 141,000 2.31 117,500 1.99 91,707 1.50 8,056
Reading 575,138 6.54 557,958 6.03 648,118 7.36 10,338
Slough 370,204 4.44 519,758 6.35 385,078 4.72 10,796
Windsor and Maidenhead 160,321 2.64 158,780 2.48 209,138 3.00 7,808
Wokingham 39,692 1.29 48,163 1.49 78,324 2.29 3,659
Total of Districts 1,530,748 1,650,336 1,644,943 51,387
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Vale 189,440 2.28 151,346 1.74 140,500 1.55 11,605
Beaconsfield 30,786 1.01 32,240 1.11 43,711 1.51 3,762
Chiltern 48,423 1.33 66,702 1.70 62,714 1.62 5,273
Milton Keynes 146,332 2.73 133,443 2.32 167,613 2.86 7,332
Wycombe 201,066 2.52 251,258 3.16 227,419 2.86 10,592
Total of Districts 616,052 634,989 641,957 38,564

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge 445,377 6–17 n.a. n.a. 606,063 7–87 10,973
East Cambridgeshire 58,354 1–62 33,814 0–94 58,388 1–60 5,001
Fenland 54,380 1–65 57,956 1–79 70,699 2–02 5,511

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Huntingdon 87,758 1.48 100,062 1.61 108,058 1.74 9,082
Peterborough 153,300 2.08 143,399 1.92 180,444 2.37 10,044
South Cambridgeshire 101,820 1.88 112,600 2.10 103,436 1.82 7,937
Total of Districts 900,989 447,831 1,127,088 48,548
Cheshire
Chester 176,165 3.25 122,824 2.09 131,548 2.15 8,734
Congleton 30,960 0.90 43,779 1.28 46,830 1.37 5,276
Crewe and Nantwich 114,007 1.92 173,615 2.93 114,620 1.84 8,678
Ellesmere and Neston 118,806 2.17 96,136 1.83 144,049 2.79 9,054
Halton 287,716 4.25 269,550 4.10 299,407 4.41 9,878
Macclesfield 70,667 1.32 83,404 1.49 102,396 1.77 8,712
Vale Royal 112,000 1.74 154,610 2.39 136,040 2.02 10,145
Warrington 52,238 0.75 59,759 0.82 49,335 0.66 13,317
Total of Districts 962,559 1,003,677 1,024,225 73,794
Cleveland
Hartlepool 163,478 1.99 186,924 2.20 218,437 2.48 11,443
Langbaurgh 144,540 1.25 108,758 0.89 111,437 0.80 17,488
Middlesbrough 900,489 6.25 835,832 5.85 908,798 5.45 18,186
Stockton on Tees 571,567 3.96 526,852 3.79 517,557 3.73 19,055
Total of Districts 1,780,074 1,658,366 1,756,229 66,172

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Cornwall
Caradon 61,647 1.84 42,439 1.23 60,866 1.66 4,616
Carrick 71,372 2.01 43,096 1.18 52,846 1.39 5,288
Kerrier 81,455 2.54 64,966 2.05 58,678 1.83 4,160
North Cornwall 106,185 3.00 73,040 2.05 103,712 2.70 4,571
Penwith 52,475 1.68 56,575 1.74 54,310 1.61 4,023
Restormel 86,909 2.88 81,962 2.79 17,239 0.58 4,520
Total of Districts 460,043 362,078 347,051 27,178
Cumbria
Allerdale 80,000 1.62 84,000 1.61 116,550 2.20 6,605
Barrow in Furness 147,685 3.74 143,989 3.51 160,000 3.94 4,877
Carlisle 249,000 3.99 122,551 2.00 316,426 4.84 12,376
Copeland 204,522 4.36 121,362 2.67 108,000 2.35 6,653
Eden 54,076 3.43 32,300 2.01 35,240 1.92 2,615
South Lakeland 47,361 1.24 40,158 1.10 47,175 1.07 6,076
Total of Districts 732,644 544,360 783,391 39,202
Derbyshire
Amber Valley 135,440 2.39 116,482 2.09 124,781 2.26 7,773
Bolsover 161,683 2.28 221,326 3.40 199,500 3.14 8,593
Chesterfield 118,231 1.33 179,025 2.13 162,082 1.69 13,856
Derby 353,600 2.66 312,969 2.58 332,895 2.45 21,230
Erewash 72,016 1.22 66,732 1.17 69,535 1.12 8,696
High Peak 84,851 2.33 126,133 2.79 125,270 2.62 6,301
North East Derbyshire 277,783 3.31 199,629 2.45 272,091 3.34 11,279
South Derbyshire 57,736 1.44 148,838 4.08 107,117 3.04 4,797
West Derbyshire 42,653 1.23 31,363 0.98 46,344 1.38 4,188
Total of Districts 1,303,993 1,401,997 1,439,615 86,713

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Devon
East Devon 73,415 1.95 65,935 1.80 76,318 2.15 6,039
Exeter 51,043 0.94 90,135 1.69 80,277 1.53 8,308
North Devon 64,219 1.68 46,522 1.26 46,500 1.31 4,430

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Plymouth 297,176 1.69 440,974 2.57 448,771 2.70 22,693
South Hams 28,838 0.87 13,235 0.38 10,528 0.30 4,121
Teignbridge 75,400 1.88 69,000 1.65 78,485 1.82 5,465
Mid Devon 44,262 1.29 63,271 1.90 71,305 2.01 4,970
Torbay 61,266 1.78 64,043 1.90 65,575 1.87 4,650
Torridge 58,226 3.04 56,593 2.99 58,736 3.14 2,594
West Devon 38,959 2.22 37,069 2.12 28,074 1.59 1,950
Total of Districts 792,304 946,777 964,569 65,220
Dorset
Bournemouth 183,978 3.36 179,163 3.12 192,122 3.23 6,740
Christchurch 18,473 1.45 15,904 1.21 21,962 1.56 1,805
North Dorset 87,737 3.60 119,045 4.95 59,087 2.42 3,507
Poole 59,505 1.06 96,623 1.73 62,030 1.12 6,790
Purbeck 51,067 3.27 22,600 1.32 20,603 1.16 2,280
West Dorset 43,694 0.97 49,680 1.09 75,801 1.61 6,218
Weymouth & Portland 61,560 1.88 99,882 2.93 62,575 1.81 4,151
Wimborne 24,180 1.17 20,486 0.94 23,180 1.01 2,530
Total of Districts 530,194 603,383 517,360 34,021
Durham
Chester le Street 76,116 1.23 63,860 1.04 51,808 0.86 7,571
Darlington 169,367 3.42 118,255 2.48 105,500 2.07 8,240
Derwentside 288,195 3.22 313,297 3.65 321,112 3.54 12,613
Durham 28,973 0.38 29,848 0.41 37,502 0.50 11,552
Easington 306,323 2.01 246,715 1.63 384,110 2.46 19,274
Sedgefield 300,629 2.43 209,422 1.70 203,514 1.59 15,665
Teesdale 7,345 0.84 6,887 0.82 9,105 1.08 1,329
Wear Valley 81,253 1.36 56,792 0.95 67,630 1.07 8,270
Total of Districts 1,258,201 1,045,076 1,180,281 84,514

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
East Sussex
Brighton 234,320 1.99 226,749 1.95 230,000 1.97 11,935
Eastbourne 175,669 4.03 216,235 4.63 278,860 5.62 5,173
Hastings 204,296 5.58 151,329 3.95 135,525 3.60 4,977
Hove 30,730 0.94 47,845 1.47 70,201 2.06 4,571
Lewes 118,247 3.16 79,035 2.17 100,466 2.60 4,523
Rother 56,196 1.93 61,750 2.16 63,000 2.15 4,180
Wealden 152,108 3.60 225,695 5.10 304,163 6.89 4,460
Total of Districts 971,566 1,008,638 1,182,215 39,819
Essex
Basildon 197,000 4.26 149,600 3.04 106,601 2.06 5,983
Braintree 135,702 1.59 109,639 1.30 74,260 0.78 12,000
Brentwood 62,000 2.21 28,806 1.04 30,000 1.11 3,789
Castle Point 69,468 3.13 32,315 1.57 32,000 1.57 2,569
Chelmsford 122,721 1.89 190,334 2.76 204,068 2.85 9,997
Colchester 123,489 1.81 173,000 2.32 171,200 2.22 9,348
Epping Forest 178,237 2.18 213,182 2.57 199,425 2.51 9,794
Harlow 258,500 2.17 320,200 2.61 322,800 2.75 18,143
Maldon 30,453 1.33 27,500 1.25 21,091 1.01 2,580
Rochford 10,965 0.52 16,326 0.78 13,743 0.63 2,590
Southend on Sea 102,794 1.32 78,957 0.92 140,113 1.66 8,327
Tendring 43,762 1.31 36,093 1.02 41,931 1.15 4,415
Thurrock 859,775 6.08 745,532 5.78 729,000 5.69 15,731
Uttlesford 74,000 2.26 91,583 2.72 97,000 2.78 4,194
Total of Districts 2,268,873 2,213,067 2,183,232 105,671
Gloucestershire
Cheltenham 111,640 2.10 112,482 2.20 89,327 1.76 7,113
Cotswold 89,348 2.01 86,227 2.02 78,266 1.81 5,342
Forest of Dean 132,143 3.15 158,960 3.74 165,570 3.77 5,517
Gloucester 92,608 1.99 138,206 2.86 171,725 3.45 6,646
Stroud 112,111 2.05 101,669 1.91 78,426 1.45 7,676

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Tewkesbury 128,805 3.87 132,200 3.96 142,168 4.13 4,282
Total of Districts 666,655 729,744 725,482 36,576

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Hampshire
Basingstoke and Deane 256,259 2.42 225,633 2.09 213,570 1.99 12,395
East Hampshire 112,028 2.48 106,725 2.21 90,574 1.86 5,083
Eastleigh 91,208 2.19 144,538 3.42 112,100 2.52 5,416
Fareham 30.928 1.02 31,160 1.02 26,123 0.84 3,510
Gosport 48,494 1.12 47,167 1.02 26,203 0.56 5,854
Hart 68,968 2.97 60,231 2.69 69,043 2.94 2,792
Havant 53,579 1.34 44,370 1.17 50,942 1.31 4,104
New Forest 210,942 3.41 194,904 3.01 197,992 2.94 7,162
Portsmouth 588,112 2.66 504,085 2.37 619,541 2.88 23,733
Rushmoor 370,748 6.32 287,562 4.54 312,760 4.92 6,491
Southampton 360,821 2.34 342,572 2.19 382,220 2.32 22,059
Test Valley 76,831 1.13 60,722 0.89 66,069 0.92 7,678
Winchester 132,189 2.57 161,964 2.97 173,138 3.19 6,944
Total of Districts 2,401,102 2,212,133 2,340,275 113,221
Hereford and Worcester
Bromsgrove 59,349 1.60 24,960 0.72 27,012 0.85 4,630
Hereford 39,866 1.28 59,757 1.86 48,867 1.44 5,223
Leominster 43,555 2.72 42,484 2.76 48,357 2.94 2,159
Malvern Hills 159,068 3.71 166,622 3.59 195,717 3.83 5,608
Redditch 85,230 2.85 74,660 2.69 85,386 3.03 3,711
South Herefordshire 18,500 0.94 15,163 0.84 13,430 0.73 2,369
Worcester 104,469 2.41 124,650 2.92 131,302 3.03 6,564
Wychavon 141,527 2.08 195,813 3.10 223,102 3.67 8,299
Wyre Forest 256,403 3.90 205,960 3.20 210,000 3.30 7,971
Total of Districts 907,967 910,074 983,173 46,534

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Hertfordshire
Broxbourne 156,739 3.32 158,600 3.22 202,816 4.06 5,287
Dacorum 296,088 2.49 412,844 3.36 259,925 2.17 16,888
East Hertfordshire 136,713 1.92 142,320 2.03 152,912 2.12 8,918
Hertsmere 400,924 6.40 340,014 5.44 340,014 5.26 8,077
North Hertfordshire 142,248 1.54 114,710 1.19 70,485 0.74 12,343
St. Albans 189,510 3.49 162,932 3.07 195,445 3.72 8.145
Stevenage 213,229 1.96 313,165 2.79 269,862 2.43 14,348
Three Rivers 83,670 1.52 71,698 1.37 282,839 5.34 6,304
Watford 233,088 4.23 365,859 6.99 281,543 5.45 6,694
Welwyn Hatfield 133,000 1.24 91,273 0.82 119,486 1.06 15,365
Total of districts 1,985,209 2,173,415 2,175,327 102,369
Humberside
Beverley 29,810 0.94 35,442 1.14 34,563 1.15 5,526
Boothferry 78,962 2.32 84,579 2.58 77,832 2.16 4,846
Cleethorpes 130,355 5.45 126,352 5.38 95,853 3.54 3,596
Glanford 25,752 0.96 25,148 0.88 26,666 0.91 3,895
Great Grimsby 90,259 1.44 67,397 1.03 64,720 0.96 8,409
Holderness 38,779 2.28 25,075 1.46 18,081 1.01 2,579
Kingston-upon-Hull 791,139 2.49 723,000 2.30 8,150,000 2.50 47,063
North Wolds 31,970 0.88 33,740 0.96 39,901 1.05 4,997
Scunthorpe 407,020 5.36 359,505 4.58 366,713 4.54 9,602
Total of districts 1,624,046 1,480,238 1,539,329 90,518
Isle of Wight

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Medina 78,367 3.50 82,029 2.93 71,476 2.31 3,327
South Wight 31,173 1.83 64,233 3.48 96,455 4.80 2,424
Total of districts 109,540 146,262 167,931 5,751

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Kent
Ashford 170,000 2.30 658,817 8.38 536,500 6.67 8,896
Canterbury 147,352 2.52 108,220 1.94 123,011 2.10 7,384
Dartford 107,225 1.85 109,297 1.99 85,477 1.50 6,849
Dover 114,620 1.62 113,392 1.70 109,100 1.64 8,237
Gillingham 79,684 2.40 90,025 2.76 95,574 2.62 4,590
Gravesham 235,349 3.40 236,296 3.56 214,662 3.13 8,416
Maidstone 143,379 2.21 176,386 2.85 209,030 3.19 9,067
Medway 232,186 2.28 219,036 2.16 219,656 2.05 11,369
Sevenoaks 312,104 5.10 209,954 3.33 256,205 4.00 7,764
Shepway 65,875 1.69 166,950 3.84 179,928 4.04 4,685
Swale 324,829 4.60 246,670 3.40 222,285 2.98 8,739
Thanet 300,330 4.69 342,282 5.44 259,781 4.21 7,623
Tonbridge and Mailing 212,026 3.93 213,445 3.81 171,865 3.01 7,030
Tunbridge Wells 121,889 2.30 155,870 3.00 157,348 3.15 6,644
Total of Districts 2,566,848 3,046,640 2,840,422 107,293
Lancashire
Blackburn 603,022 5.84 429,729 3.84 437,897 3.92 14,162
Blackpool 181,487 3.19 231,683 4.03 133,960 2.41 7,484
Burnley 487,050 8.60 401,719 6.88 380,396 6.70 7,360
Chorley 123,884 3.83 90,326 2.74 72,974 2.16 4,412
Fylde 31,726 1.88 40,507 2.30 66,776 3.65 2,623
Hyndburn 174,400 4.76 155,737 4.22 212,620 5.50 4,577
Lancaster 187,980 5.56 203,072 5.80 184,961 4.99 5,536
Pendle 138,024 3.43 185,729 4.54 187,539 4.33 5,273
Preston 424,951 5.48 326,365 3.93 272,378 2.95 11.628
Ribble Valley 26,768 1.79 21,610 1.40 25,381 1.62 1,902
Rossendale 191,955 4.48 208,435 4.67 205,500 4.59 6,076
South Ribble 72,136 2.21 67,026 1.98 73,593 2.08 4,311
West Lancashire 61,966 2.35 40,604 1.59 65,018 2.41 3,796
Wyre 81,948 3.19 76,442 2.95 78,617 2.86 4,076
Total of Districts 2,787,297 2,478,983 2,397,610 83,216

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Leicestershire
Blaby 21,735 1.01 23,200 1.08 23,539 1.12 3,354
Charnwood 87,860 1.63 70,240 1.30 180,753 3.31 8,487
Harborough 45,326 1.86 43,475 1.83 44,699 1.80 3,384
Hinckley and Bosworth 66,178 1.78 67,631 1.86 131,679 3.48 5,279
Leicester 855,580 3.01 1,076,770 3.83 850,545 2.90 34,580
Melton 27,989 1.28 30,940 1.49 20,230 0.95 2,828
North West Leicester 270,148 5.71 273,885 5.79 294,033 6.07 6,142
Oadby and Wigston 35,911 3.06 39,127 3.42 28,747 2.46 1,913
Rutland 54,473 4.12 47,463 3.73 45,840 3.58 1,973
Total of Districts 1,465,200 1,672,731 1,620,065 67,940
Lincolnshire
Boston 36,161 1.16 39,185 1.20 44,174 1.27 5,937
East Lindsey 58,279 1.62 64,398 1.68 48,141 1.22 6,031
Lincoln 207,898 3.10 187,255 2.84 174,864 2.67 10,560
North Kesteven 39,451 1.08 38,772 1.06 40,750 1.06 5,311
South Holland 109,659 2.56 121,326 3.03 131,840 3.29 5,650
South Kesteven 54,349 0.92 278,485 4.31 121,724 1.82 9,362
West Lindsey 132,679 3.59 111,168 2.93 130,723 3.31 5,040

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Total of Districts 638,476 840,589 692,216 47,891
Norfolk
Breckland 173,863 3.21 136,826 2.59 128,775 2.39 7,818
Broadland 20,466 0.80 12,000 0.45 13,100 0.45 4,045
Great Yarmouth 46,440 0.91 54,293 1.08 49,636 0.95 8,019
North Norfolk 112,982 2.43 135,368 2.90 154,114 3.41 6,331
Norwich 808,760 4.28 716,632 3.98 1,142,607 6.22 23,406
South Norfolk 150,259 3.12 168,400 3.46 161,292 3.26 6,090
West Norfolk 177,315 2.84 136,315 2.16 132,281 2.06 9,856
Total of Districts 1,490,085 1,359,834 1,781,805 65,565

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Northamptonshire
Corby 317,834 4.05 296,505 4.05 336,380 4.60 10,442
Daventry n/a n/a n/a n/a 2,299 0.06 5,222
East Northampton 60,847 2.21 76,632 2.66 66,447 2.21 5,450
Kettering 88,230 2.12 85,654 2.09 89,364 2.03 6,179
Northampton 205,700 2.38 352,333 3.77 468,161 4.94 12,207
South Northampton 13,919 0.49 12,129 0.45 14,318 0.55 4,739
Wellingborough 117,902 2.22 126,192 2.23 135,455 2.27 7,141
Total of Districts 804,432 949,446 1,112,424 51,380
Northumberland
Alnwick 17,693 0.75 22,000 0.93 23,000 0.89 3,055
Berwick-upon-Tweed 51,612 2.22 50,989 2.21 73,708 2.87 3,829
Blyth Valley 167,649 2.06 164,285 2.10 165,494 2.14 10,130
Castle Morpeth n/a n/a 59,915 1.84 60,000 1.95 4,129
Tynedale 53,667 1.52 74,155 2.18 54,446 1.63 4,818
Wansbeck 200,846 3.16 245,480 3.89 315,995 4.78 9,675
Total of Districts 491,467 616,824 692,643 35,636
North Yorkshire
Craven 10,107 0.72 12,033 0.83 11,981 0.77 2,368
Hampleton 55,997 1.76 40,410 1.22 50,197 1.45 4,971
Harrogate 105,952 2.38 70,869 1.66 49,045 1.12 6,235
Richmondshire 30,491 1.46 40,475 2.00 38,132 1.77 2,848
Rydale 23,367 1.00 25,947 1.14 27,876 1.18 3,828
Scarborough 61,536 1.28 88,337 1.87 124,041 2.50 7,535
Selby 43,568 1.13 56,582 1.44 117,220 2.83 5,593
York 71,015 1.20 139,533 2.27 92,924 1.45 10,773
Total of Districts 402,033 474,186 511,416 44,151

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Nottinghamshire
Ashfield 361,246 4–45 272,192 3–56 363,300 4–70 11,163
Bassetlaw 247,430 3–16 157,000 2–11 167,000 2–20 10,231
Broxtowe 117,820 2–14 96,938 1–70 94,587 1–63 6,976
Gedling 47,242 1–23 39,024 0–97 57,445 1–32 5,993
Mansfield 383,889 4–08 370,392 4–36 340,017 3–83 10,649
Newark 125,605 2–22 155,353 2–78 105,859 1–74 8,317
Nottingham 1,919,165 5–12 1,861,725 5–02 1,317,000 3–72 47,447
Rushcliffe 119,174 3–40 110,000 3–06 168,200 4–61 4,681
Total of Districts 3,321,571 3,062,624 2,613,408 105,457
Oxfordshire
Cherwell 105,701 1.60 104,895 1.59 100,000 1.44 8,600
Oxford 347,000 5.32 268,204 3.93 245,785 3.58 10,263
South Oxfordshire n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 194,918 2.96 7,951
Vale of White Horse n.a. n.a. 71,029 1.47 61,323 1.26 6,388

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
West Oxfordshire 54,911 1.54 61,784 1.48 79,220 2.03 5,264
Total of Districts 507,612 505,912 681,246 38,466
Salop
Bridgnorth 35,200 1.52 31,236 1.38 33,348 1.45 3,767
North Shropshire 29,390 1.12 17,537 0.70 26,390 1.01 3,668
Oswestry 29,030 1.72 26,030 1.60 29,741 1.81 2,851
Shrewsbury and Atcham 76,385 1.80 100,685 2.19 110,125 2.26 7,216
South Shropshire 26,098 1.52 27,953 1.68 24,244 1.49 1,954
The Wrekin 421,129 4.84 491,692 5.71 395,828 4.07 11,458
Total of Districts 617,232 695,133 619,676 30,914

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Somerset
Mendip 55,980 1.36 148,438 3.14 148,363 3.11 6,755
Sedgemoor 67,247 1.43 81,359 1.78 87,037 1.82 6,845
Taunton Deane 205,122 3.32 198,464 3.26 238,674 3.65 8,704
West Somerset 22,543 1.25 26,954 1.59 5,900 0.33 2,150
Yeovil 106,987 1.43 126,470 1.86 103,444 1.51 12,167
Total of Districts 457,884 581,685 583,418 36,621
Staffordshire
Cannock Chase 166,120 2.53 194,700 3.11 217,527 3.37 8,983
East Staffordshire 94,037 2.41 87,054 2.11 47,146 1.12 7,206
Lichfield 111,141 2.48 138,100 3.11 139,880 3.20 6,673
Newcastle under Lyme 92,454 1.13 114,240 1.49 138,384 1.83 12,398
South Staffordshire 67,723 1.44 69,615 1.53 66,693 1.39 6,681
Stafford 98,200 1.72 103,811 1.95 197,019 3.76 8,539
Staffs. Moorlands 38,572 1.79 44,001 2.09 53,500 2.42 4,285
Stoke-on-Trent 149,488 0.85 121,769 0.72 155,859 0.89 29,401
Tamworth 275,531 4.05 351,874 4.94 206,594 2.83 7,999
Total of Districts 1,093,266 1,225,164 1,222,602 92,170
Suffolk
Babergh 69,576 1.59 45,100 1.06 56,700 0.89 5,339
Forest Heath 87,432 2.60 123,499 3.49 149,179 4.02 4,794
Ipswich 386,559 5.09 555,123 6.88 704,171 8.42 12,131
Mid Suffolk 148,130 3.91 135,117 3.67 178,546 4.65 4,913
St. Edmundsbury 132,016 2.00 117,465 1.88 155,798 2.43 9,264
Suffolk Coastal 180,318 4.30 123,074 3.02 89,232 2.09 6,122
Waveney 73,509 1.47 95,200 1.87 160,300 3.01 6,498
Total of Districts 1,077,640 1,194,583 1,473,926 49,061

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Surrey
Elmbridge 127,635 2.46 67,770 1.16 107,440 1.84 6,082
Epsom and Ewell 62,376 2.43 45,178 1.81 47,949 1.91 2,496
Guildford 189,650 2.79 264,195 3.95 327,340 4.78 7,644
Mole Valley 134,292 3.21 N/A N/A 194,774 5.12 4,894
Reigate and Banstead 86,703 1.62 278,409 4.97 127,995 2.51 7,483
Runnymede 82,000 2.20 88,700 2.35 163,079 4.24 4,469
Spelthorne 85,009 1.90 154,000 3.31 140,000 2.94 4,633
Surrey Heath 201,890 6.08 187,129 6.05 152,333 5.00 3,837
Tandridge 77,199 2.16 106,575 2.74 115,639 2.99 4,406
Waverley 114,655 2.02 137,520 2.51 210,934 3.84 6,997
Woking 70,000 1.54 94,000 2.05 70,000 1.48 4,951
Total of Districts 1,231,409 1,423,476 1,657,483 57,892

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Warwickshire
North Warwickshire 87,595 2.52 69,291 2.32 65,200 2.21 4,851
Nuneaton 230,533 3.05 282,183 3.71 260,596 3.29 9,559
Rugby 52,060 1.20 N/A N/A 107,913 2.31 5,680
Stratford-on-Avon 96,698 1.59 78,801 1.31 88,018 1.44 7,604
Warwick 155,766 2.42 129,900 2.09 139,669 2.19 8,116
Total of Districts 622,652 560,175 661,396 35,810
West Sussex
Adur 28,027 0.93 37,250 1.22 36,237 1.15 4,047
Arun 85,272 1.79 124,153 2.50 119,582 2.31 5,532
Chichester 66,148 1.14 74,787 1.19 87,135 1.36 7,373
Crawley 103,651 1.20 112,823 1.25 146,108 1.39 13,040
Horsham 80,605 1.58 73,286 1.47 75,000 1.42 6,360
Mid Sussex 21,589 0.62 25,734 0.72 33,581 0.89 5,081
Worthing 17,010 0.73 19,908 0.86 17,215 0.72 3,114
Total of Districts 402,302 467,941 514,858 44,547
Wiltshire
Kennet 54,356 1.31 51,034 1.21 44,218 1.04 5,947
North Wiltshire 166,052 3.02 151,554 2.70 154,941 2.77 7,823
Salisbury 121,500 1.86 117,000 1.88 125,000 1.97 8,541
Thamesdown 498,783 4.05 508,983 4.53 467,538 4.02 14,496
West Wiltshire 264,317 4.73 202,585 3.73 194,662 3.65 7,229
Total of Districts 1,105,008 1,031,156 986,359 44,036

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Totals by class
Isles of Scilly 1,053 1.21 1,248 1.34 825 0.78 122
Metropolitan Districts 53,695,141 5.41 59,944,636 6.02 64,959,895 6.26 1,425,812
Greater London Council 6,667,381 18.78 3,242,359 9.66 2,930,816 8.56 41,500
City of London 46,250 2.44 58,218 2.55 77,811 3.30 2,307
Inner London Boroughs 34,538,592 10.31 45,665,827 13.17 57,527,702 15.75 419,721
Inner London and City 34,584,842 10.27 45,724,045 13.10 57,605,513 15.67 422,028
Outer London Boroughs 20,488,351 6.70 23,633,745 7.45 25,303,960 7.76 365,672
Total All London 61,740,574 9.11 72,600,149 10.37 85,821,136 11.79 829,200
Districts England 45,484,094 2.67 46,043,190 2.70 48,260,323 2.76 2,307,810
Total all Authorities 160,920,862 4.77 178,589,223 5.25 199,060,832 5.66 4,562,994