Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Count, January 2009

Statistics on on the number of Gypsy and Traveller caravans in Wales on both authorised and unauthorised sites include data for 19th January 2009. The latest release revises the statistics previously released on 28th Novemeber 2008.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The January 2009 Count showed that there were 850 Gypsy and Traveller caravans in Wales.
• In total there were 74 sites across Wales, giving an average of 11 caravans per site.

Authorised sites:

• There were 702 caravans on authorised sites with planning permission, accounting for 83 per cent of all caravans.

Unauthorised sites:

• There were 80 caravans on unauthorised sites, on land owned by Gypsies,    accounting for 9 per cent of all caravans.
• A further 68 caravans (8 per cent) were on unauthorised sites, on land not owned by Gypsies.

Gypsy Sites provided by Local Authorities:

• There were a total of 383 pitches on Gypsy sites provided by local authorities in Wales on 19th January 2009.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5055
E-mail: stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

November 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)