Dwelling Stock Estimates, 2008-09

This statistical release present s estimates of dwelling stock numbers in Wales by tenure and local authority as at 31 March 2009.  The latest release updates the statistics previously published in March 2009 in chapter 1 of the annual publication Welsh Housing Statistics.

Key results for 2008-09 show:

• The total number of dwellings in Wales at 31 March 2009 was estimated to be 1.34 million which represents an increase of 8 per cent since 1996-97.
• At 31 March 2009 the majority of dwelling stock, 71 per cent, was owner occupied(1). A further 12 per cent was privately rented, 8 per cent was rented from local authorities and 8 per cent was rented from registered social landlords.
• In the private sector, the largest increase since 1996-97 has been in the number of privately rented dwellings rising from 8 to 12 per cent of all stock by 31 March 2009.  Over the same period, the proportion of owner–occupied stock remained more or less the same though numbers did increase from around 891,000 to 955,000.
• In the social sector both the number and proportion of dwellings rented from local authorities has fallen by almost a half since 1996-97, whilst the number and proportion rented from registered social landlords has more than doubled over the same period. This has been predominantly influenced by the large scale voluntary transfers of stock from local authorities to RSLs(2).

(1) Includes intermediate tenures and other tenures not socially or privately rented.

(2) Further details on the stock transfers can be found in the ‘Quality Information’ section at the end of the release.

Contact

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

Next update

March 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)