Housing Demolitions and Hazards 2008-09

Statistics on Housing Demolitions and Hazards in Wales include data for the financial year 2008 - 09. This latest release updates the statistics previously released on 27 August 2008.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The number of dwellings demolished or closed by local authorities in Wales has declined considerably over the last few years from an average of over 600 each year between 1996-97 and 2003-04 to an average of around 90 between 2004-05 and 2008-09.
• A total of 28 dwellings were demolished or closed during 2008-09, none of which were identified as having category 1 hazards.  All dwellings reported as demolished were outside formally declared clearance areas.
• During 2008-09 a total of 2,299 category 1 hazards were found in 1,322 dwellings, the most common being ‘excess cold’ which represented 28 per cent of all those found.
• During 2008-09 a total of 3,823 category 2 hazards were found in 1,885 dwellings, the most common being ‘damp and mould growth’ which represented 24 per cent of all those found.
• A total of 344 HMOs were found to contain 701 category 1 hazards, over a third of which were fire related hazards.
• A total of 575 HMOs were found to contain 1,069 category 2 hazards, the most common being fire related representing 27 per cent of all those found.
• At March 2009, local authorities estimated that there were approximately 20,160 Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Wales, an increase of 420 (2 per cent) on the March 2008 figure.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3295
E-mail: stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

August 2010 (provisional – to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)