THE UK BY NUMBERS


HOUSING THE UK BY NUMBERS


We present an at-a-glance overview of the key issues in Britain today. In this issue our focus is on housing. All statistics are from the February 2014 DCLG English Housing Survey data unless otherwise stated


Total number of dwellings


At March 2012 there were 19 million private dwellings (owner- occupied plus private rented tenures) and 4 million social rented (Private Registered Providers plus local authority tenures). Source: DCLG Dwelling Stock Estimates: 2012 (Thousands of dwellings)


17,000 18,000 19,000 20,000 21,000 22,000 23,000 24,000 25,000


15,000 16,000


2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012


“There is no place more delightful than one’s own fireside” Cicero


77% 31% 64%


In 1918 the majority, or 77%, of households in England and Wales rented accommodation, with the remaining in ownership


In 1918 just 1% of households socially rented but rental sector policies following the World Wars increased this to a peak of 31% in 1981


Ownership increased from 1971, reaching a peak of 69% in 2001; however in the last decade it has fallen to 64%


Nearly half (45%) of households in the private rented sector were couples (with or without dependent children). This is consistent with the younger age profile of the sector.


Single occupants aged under 60 made up 23% of all private rented sector households while only 6% were single occupants aged 60 or over.


The proportion of lone parent households was higher in the rented sectors than in owner occupation: 16% of social renters and 12% of private renters were lone parents with dependent children, compared with just 3% of owner occupiers.


20 SOCIETY NOW SPRING 2014 Weekly rents


Average (mean) weekly rents in both the social and the private rented sectors increased between 2008-09 and 2012-13. In the social rented sector, average rent increased from £71 in 2008-09 to £89 per week in 2012-13 while average private rents increased from £153 to £163 over the same period.


Median rent all private renters Median rent all social renters


100 120 140 160 180 200


20 40 60 80


0 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 £130 £133 £137 £138 £138


“Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is” Charles M. Schulz


£68


£72


£74


£79


£83


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