The market according to National Statistics 2009

Dwelling stock: by tenure, England

Million Percents
Owner occupied 15.4 70
Rented of which 6.8 30
privately rented 2.9 13
social rented 3.9 17
Total 22.2 100

Dwelling stock, England: type of accommodation, by region

House % Flat % House Flat Total
All England 82 17 18 Million 3.7 Million 22.2 Million
London 55 43 1.8 Million 1.4 Million 3.2 Million


Net additional dwelling to the stock, by region, 2000 - 2001 to 2007 - 2008

Type of Accomodation
Self contained:  
House or Bungalow Flat or maisonette All Dwellings
Detached Semi Detached Terrace All Purpose-built Conversion All   Thousands
16 38 34 89 10 2 11   1,144
16 38 33 87 10 2 12   3,050
19 39 30 88 9 2 11   2,237
32 36 24 92 6 1 7   1,902
23 38 27 88 10 1 11   2,309
31 29 24 84 11 2 14   2,438
5 18 32 55 32 11 43   3,220
30 29 24 83 12 4 16   3,571
29 28 28 86 8 5 13   2,317
22 32 28 82 13 4 17   22,189

Net additional dwelling to the stock, by region, 2000 – 2001 to 2007 – 2008

Additional dwellings to the stock, by region, 2000 - 2001 to 2007 - 2008
All England 207.5
London 27.6
  (In thousands)

Housing tenure by region, England 2008

Owner Ocuppiers Social renters Private Renters All
Percents
London 55 25 20 100
South Ex-London 72 15 13 100
Midlands 72 17 11 100
North 68 20 12 100

Economics status of household reference person by tenure, 2008

Working Unemployed Retired Other Inactive Total
Percents
Owned outright 38 2 55 5 100
Buying woth mortage 91 1 4 4 100
Social Renters 37 3 30 30 100
Private Renters 70 2 10 18 100

Type of accommodation and whether self-contained by tenure, England, 2007 – 2008

Houses Flats Total
Million
Owned Occupied 13.3 1 14.5
Social Renters 2.3 1.6 14.5
Private renters 1.6 0.9 2.6
Total 17.2 3.5 21

Whether accommodation is owned freehold

  Houses Percents
Freeholders 12.6 95
Leaseholders 0.7 5
Total 13.3 100


Year Freehold house Leasehold house
1994/95 11,295 869
1996/97 11,494 888
1998/99 12,030 866
2000/01 12,500 772
2002/03 12,474 760
2004/05 12,655 654
2007/08 12,547 689

Whether accommodation is owned freehold, England, 1994 – 1995 to 2007 – 2008

  Flats Percents
Freeholders & Leaseholders 0.26 25
Only Leaseholders 0.78 75
Total 1.04 100

The National Statics suggests that 3.5 million flats break down as follow:
Occupied by freehold owner 260 Thousand
Occupied by leaseholders 780 Thousand
Privately rented 900 Thousand
Rented by RSC or Local Authorities 1.6 Million


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