Living in Wales 2008: Housing Health and Safety Rating System

This report gives information on category 1 hazards present in each of the 16 hazards assessed. Category 1 hazards are the most dangerous hazards. Figures using the previous Fitness Standard are also given in this report to allow comparison with figures from Living in Wales 2004.

The key points from the latest release are:

• There were 905,000 dwellings with no category 1 hazards present in 2008. This is equivalent to 71 per cent of the stock. This varied by tenure, with 88 per cent of housing association dwellings having no category 1 hazards compared to 60 per cent of private rented dwellings.
• Only two per cent of dwellings had three or more category 1 hazards present. No dwelling had more than six category 1 hazards present.
• The most frequent category 1 hazard was falls on stairs etc. This was present in 13 per cent of dwellings.
• The total cost to remedy all category 1 hazards was estimated to be £1.5 billion. This is an average cost of £4,200 per dwelling.
• In 2008, 4 per cent of all dwellings were classified as unfit compared to 5 per cent in 2004. This varied by tenure with 11 per cent of private rented dwellings being classified unfit.

Contact

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

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