Affordable Housing Provision, Analysis for 2007-08 to 2009-10

Statistics on Affordable Housing Provision in Wales include information on the number of additional affordable housing units, covering all tenures, delivered across Wales between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2010. The bulletin supplements the summary information originally published in a statistical first release in November 2010.

The key points from the bulletin are:

Wider Context

• Despite a fall in house prices between 2007 and 2009 both the median and lower quartile house price to earnings ratios were still well above 3.5, which is considered to be the level at which an affordable mortgage can be provided.
• By 31 March 2010, the private sector accounted for 84 per cent of all dwellings, whilst the social rented sector had declined to just 16 per cent, from 21 per cent of total stock in 1991-92.

Affordable Housing Delivered

• Between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2010, a total of 6,707 additional affordable housing units were delivered across Wales, which exceeds the 6,500 target set for 2011 by 3 per cent.
• Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) have made the largest impact, delivering 83 per cent of all the additional affordable housing over the three years. During this period, RSLs delivered more than half of all additional affordable housing in 21 out of the 22 local authorities and in three, Pembrokeshire, the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend, RSLs provided 100 per cent.
• A total of 4,037 additional affordable housing units were delivered by RSLs via capital grant funding between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2010 which is 72 per cent of all RSL provision over the period.

Affordable Housing Provision through the Planning System

• Between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2010, 26 per cent of all additional affordable housing units delivered were through planning obligations (1,716 units in total).
• Around 2 per cent (149 units) of all additional affordable housing delivered during 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 was through the planning system on rural exception sites.

Contact

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

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