Housing Demolitions and Hazards, 2009-10

Statistics on Housing Demolitions and Hazards in Wales include data for the financial year 2009-10. This latest release updates the statistics previously released on 26 August 2009.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The number of dwellings demolished by local authorities in Wales has generally declined since peaking in 2001-02. On average, since 2004-05, there have been around 100 demolitions a year; however in 2009-10 216 dwellings were demolished.
• During 2009-10, 5,112 dwellings across Wales were assessed by local authorities under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, of which 1,526 (30 per cent) were houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).
• Following assessment, 48 per cent of HMOs were found to contain Category 1 Hazards compared to 38 per cent of non HMOs. Similarly a higher percentage of HMOs had Category 2 Hazards than non HMOs (62 per cent compared to 54 per cent respectively).
• During 2009-10, ‘Excess Cold’ was the most common Category 1 hazard for both HMOs and non HMOs.
• The number of licensed HMOs across Wales has been steadily increasing since 2006-07. At 31st March 2010, there were 3,192 licensed HMOs, of which, 58 per cent were mandatory and 42 per cent were additional licenses.

Contact

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

Next update

August 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on 'Due out Soon' page)