§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will rank the 10 local authorities with the greatest number of dwellings built before 1919. [81351]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe latest available information is as follows:
Local authority stock at 1 April 1998 Local district or unitary authority Number of dwellings Islington 7,934 Camden 7,733 Southwark 6,155 Lambeth 5,560 Lewisham 4,867 Leeds 4,827 Hammersmith 4,491 Birmingham 4,240 Westminster 3,765 Haringey 2,562 Source:
DETR Subsidy Claim Form 1998
Private sector stock (including stock of Registered Social Landlords) in 1989 Local district or unitary authority Number of dwellings Birmingham 105,485 Liverpool 66,586 Manchester 61,894 Bristol 60,572 Westminster 58,459 Bradford 57,023 Kensington and Chelsea 53,021 Wandsworth 51,889 Kirklees 51,838 Sheffield 51,819 Source:
DOE Housing stock survey 1989
The figures of private sector stock do not take account of sales or transfers by local authorities after 1989.