House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 23 Jul 2002 (pt 33)

Empty Homes

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many empty homes there are (a) in England and (b) in each county or metropolitan district; and what each represents as percentage of housing stock. [72282]

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Mr. McNulty: The number of empty homes in England at 1 April 2001 (latest data available) was 755,100. This figure represents 3.5 per cent. of all housing stock.

The number of empty homes in each county, unitary or metropolitan district at 1 April 2001 is shown in the table. Also given is the percentage of housing stock the vacant dwellings represent.

Region/county/local authority Total number of vacant dwellings Percentage of stock vacant

North East

Metropolitan districts

Gateshead 3,220 3.7

Newcastle upon Tyne 3,767 3.1

North Tyneside 3,814 4.2

South Tyneside 2,578 3.8

Sunderland 4,934 4.0

Unitary authorities

Hartlepool 1,708 4.3

Middlesbrough 1,977 3.4

Redcar and Cleveland 2,822 4.6

Stockton-on-Tees 3,046 4.0

Darlington 2,095 4.8

Counties

County Durham 11,341 5.1

Northumberland ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

North West

Metropolitan districts

Bolton 4,643 4.1

Bury 1,299 1.6

Manchester 17,081 8.8

Oldham 3,362 3.6

Rochdale 4,817 5.4

Salford 5,543 5.5

Stockport 4,255 3.5

Tameside ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Trafford 2,386 2.6

Wigan 5,146 3.9

Knowsley 2,700 4.0

Liverpool 18,734 9.1

Sefton 4,433 3.6

St. Helens ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Wirral 6,493 4.6

Unitary authorities

Halton 1,842 3.6

Warrington 1,425 1.8

Blackburn with Darwen 4,374 7.5

Blackpool 3,498 5.2

Counties

Cheshire ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Cumbria 8,540 3.8

Lancashire 23,462 4.7

Yorkshire and Humberside

Metropolitan districts

Barnsley 4,602 4.8

Doncaster 6,086 4.7

Rotherham ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Sheffield 11,980 5.3

Bradford 9,980 5.0

Calderdale 5,382 6.1

Kirklees 5,798 3.5

Leeds 14,338 4.6

Wakefield 5,197 3.8

Unitary authorities

East Riding of Yorkshire 4,516 3.3

Kingston upon Hull 8,388 7.3

North East Lincolnshire 3,303 4.8

North Lincolnshire 2,511 3.8

York 3,062 3.9

Counties

North Yorkshire 11,044 4.4

East Midlands

Unitary authorities

Derby 4,470 4.5

Leicester 6,585 5.6

Rutland 543 3.9

Nottingham City 3,328 2.8

Counties

Derbyshire 10,919 3.4

Leicestershire ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Lincolnshire ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Northamptonshire 8,129 3.1

Nottinghamshire 10,609 3.3

West Midlands

Metropolitan districts

Birmingham 21,538 5.3

Coventry 4,807 3.8

Dudley 3,191 2.5

Sandwell 4,542 3.7

Solihull 891 1.1

Walsall 4,178 3.9

Wolverhampton 5,424 5.3

Unitary authorities

Herefordshire 2,375 3.2

Telford and Wrekin 2,247 3.6

Stoke-on-Trent 6,141 5.7

Counties

Hereford and Worcester 4,941 2.2

Shropshire 4,211 3.5

Staffordshire ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Warwickshire ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

East

Unitary authorities

Luton 2,456 3.4

Peterborough 2,517 3.6

Southend-on-Sea 1,889 2.5

Thurrock 1,981 3.4

Counties

Bedfordshire 3,815 2.4

Cambridgeshire ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Essex ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Hertfordshire ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Norfolk ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Suffolk ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

London

Metropolitan districts

Barking and Dagenham 1,329 2.0

Barnet 3,153 2.3

Bexley 1,982 2.1

Brent 5,504 5.3

Bromley 4,318 3.3

Camden 4,335 4.7

City of London 31 0.6

Croydon 4,401 3.2

Ealing 2,449 2.1

Enfield ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Greenwich 3,058 3.3

Hackney 3,254 3.8

Hammersmith and Fulham 4,557 5.9

Haringey 4,815 5.1

Harrow 1,218 1.5

Havering 2,702 2.9

Hillingdon 2,511 2.5

Hounslow 1,050 1.2

Islington 3,237 3.8

Kensington and Chelsea 6,067 6.9

Kingston upon Thames ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Lambeth 2,572 2.1

Lewisham 4,025 3.5

Merton 2,114 2.8

Newham 5,102 5.5

Redbridge ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Richmond upon Thames 1,757 2.3

Southwark 6,367 5.6

Sutton 2,238 2.9

Tower Hamlets 5,429 6.6

Waltham Forest 2,739 2.9

Wandsworth 2,079 1.7

Westminster 2,957 2.7

South East

Unitary authorities

Bracknell Forest 801 1.8

Reading 2,221 3.8

Slough 575 1.3

West Berkshire 1,596 2.7

Windsor and Maidenhead 865 1.5

Wokingham 1,139 1.9

Milton Keynes 2,259 2.6

Brighton and Hove 2,167 1.8

Portsmouth 1,675 2.1

Southampton 4,411 5.0

Isle of Wight 1,969 3.2

The Medway Towns 2,687 2.6

Counties

Buckinghamshire 3,953 2.1

East Sussex 10,000 4.4

Hampshire ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Kent ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Oxfordshire 5,355 2.2

Surrey ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

West Sussex ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

South West

Unitary authorities

Bath and North East Somerset 550 0.8

Bristol 6,168 3.6

North Somerset 3,015 3.8

South Gloucestershire 1,842 1.8

Plymouth 4,508 4.3

Torbay 355 0.6

Bournemouth 4,120 5.4

Poole 2,151 3.5

Swindon 1,826 2.3

Counties

Cornwall 5,035 2.2

Devon 15,970 5.1

Dorset 3,843 2.2

Gloucestershire ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Somerset ⁽²⁶⁾— ⁽²⁶⁾—

Wiltshire 5,131 2.8

Region/county/local authority	Total number of vacant dwellings	Percentage of stock vacant
North East
Metropolitan districts
Gateshead	3,220	3.7
Newcastle upon Tyne	3,767	3.1
North Tyneside	3,814	4.2
South Tyneside	2,578	3.8
Sunderland	4,934	4.0

Unitary authorities
Hartlepool	1,708	4.3
Middlesbrough	1,977	3.4
Redcar and Cleveland	2,822	4.6
Stockton-on-Tees	3,046	4.0
Darlington	2,095	4.8

Counties
County Durham	11,341	5.1
Northumberland	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—

North West
Metropolitan districts
Bolton	4,643	4.1
Bury	1,299	1.6
Manchester	17,081	8.8
Oldham	3,362	3.6
Rochdale	4,817	5.4
Salford	5,543	5.5
Stockport	4,255	3.5
Tameside	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Trafford	2,386	2.6
Wigan	5,146	3.9
Knowsley	2,700	4.0
Liverpool	18,734	9.1
Sefton	4,433	3.6
St. Helens	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Wirral	6,493	4.6

Unitary authorities
Halton	1,842	3.6
Warrington	1,425	1.8
Blackburn with Darwen	4,374	7.5
Blackpool	3,498	5.2

Counties
Cheshire	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Cumbria	8,540	3.8
Lancashire	23,462	4.7

Yorkshire and Humberside
Metropolitan districts
Barnsley	4,602	4.8
Doncaster	6,086	4.7
Rotherham	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Sheffield	11,980	5.3
Bradford	9,980	5.0
Calderdale	5,382	6.1

Kirklees	5,798	3.5
Leeds	14,338	4.6
Wakefield	5,197	3.8

Unitary authorities
East Riding of Yorkshire	4,516	3.3
Kingston upon Hull	8,388	7.3
North East Lincolnshire	3,303	4.8
North Lincolnshire	2,511	3.8
York	3,062	3.9

Counties
North Yorkshire	11,044	4.4

East Midlands
Unitary authorities
Derby	4,470	4.5
Leicester	6,585	5.6
Rutland	543	3.9
Nottingham City	3,328	2.8

Counties
Derbyshire	10,919	3.4
Leicestershire	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Lincolnshire	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Northamptonshire	8,129	3.1
Nottinghamshire	10,609	3.3

West Midlands
Metropolitan districts
Birmingham	21,538	5.3
Coventry	4,807	3.8
Dudley	3,191	2.5
Sandwell	4,542	3.7
Solihull	891	1.1
Walsall	4,178	3.9
Wolverhampton	5,424	5.3

Unitary authorities
Herefordshire	2,375	3.2
Telford and Wrekin	2,247	3.6
Stoke-on-Trent	6,141	5.7

Counties
Hereford and Worcester	4,941	2.2
Shropshire	4,211	3.5
Staffordshire	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Warwickshire	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—

East
Unitary authorities
Luton	2,456	3.4
Peterborough	2,517	3.6
Southend-on-Sea	1,889	2.5
Thurrock	1,981	3.4

Counties
Bedfordshire	3,815	2.4
Cambridgeshire	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Essex	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Hertfordshire	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Norfolk	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Suffolk	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—

London
Metropolitan districts
Barking and Dagenham	1,329	2.0
Barnet	3,153	2.3
Bexley	1,982	2.1
Brent	5,504	5.3
Bromley	4,318	3.3
Camden	4,335	4.7
City of London	31	0.6
Croydon	4,401	3.2
Ealing	2,449	2.1

Enfield	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Greenwich	3,058	3.3
Hackney	3,254	3.8
Hammersmith and Fulham	4,557	5.9
Haringey	4,815	5.1
Harrow	1,218	1.5
Havering	2,702	2.9
Hillingdon	2,511	2.5
Hounslow	1,050	1.2
Islington	3,237	3.8
Kensington and Chelsea	6,067	6.9
Kingston upon Thames	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Lambeth	2,572	2.1
Lewisham	4,025	3.5
Merton	2,114	2.8
Newham	5,102	5.5
Redbridge	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Richmond upon Thames	1,757	2.3
Southwark	6,367	5.6
Sutton	2,238	2.9
Tower Hamlets	5,429	6.6
Waltham Forest	2,739	2.9
Wandsworth	2,079	1.7
Westminster	2,957	2.7

South East
Unitary authorities
Bracknell Forest	801	1.8
Reading	2,221	3.8
Slough	575	1.3
West Berkshire	1,596	2.7
Windsor and Maidenhead	865	1.5
Wokingham	1,139	1.9
Milton Keynes	2,259	2.6
Brighton and Hove	2,167	1.8
Portsmouth	1,675	2.1
Southampton	4,411	5.0
Isle of Wight	1,969	3.2
The Medway Towns	2,687	2.6

Counties
Buckinghamshire	3,953	2.1
East Sussex	10,000	4.4
Hampshire	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Kent	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Oxfordshire	5,355	2.2
Surrey	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
West Sussex	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—

South West
Unitary authorities
Bath and North East Somerset	550	0.8
Bristol	6,168	3.6
North Somerset	3,015	3.8
South Gloucestershire	1,842	1.8
Plymouth	4,508	4.3
Torbay	355	0.6
Bournemouth	4,120	5.4
Poole	2,151	3.5
Swindon	1,826	2.3

Counties
Cornwall	5,035	2.2
Devon	15,970	5.1
Dorset	3,843	2.2
Gloucestershire	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Somerset	⁽²⁶⁾—	⁽²⁶⁾—
Wiltshire	5,131	2.8

⁽²⁶⁾ Unknown (missing or only partial data provided by one or more local authorities within a county).

Sources:

ODPM's 2001 Housing Strategy statistical appendix returns and Housing Corporation's 2001 Regulatory and Statistical Return (RSR).

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Sustainable Communities

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what changes will take place to the planned total house numbers in each county or unitary authority as a result of his statement on sustainable communities; and how many houses there were in each in 1997. [72285]

Mr. McNulty: We expect all local authorities to deliver the housing strategy set out in regional planning guidance. We will work with regional and local partners in the four growth areas identified in regional planning guidance for the South East to accelerate the proposals for significant growth. Information on the number of dwellings is given in the Department's Annual Housing Investment Programme Operational Information return submitted by local authorities. A copy of this information is held in the Library of the House of Commons.

Access for Disabled People

Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the Government proposes to amend Part M of the Building Regulations relating to access for disabled people; and if he will make a statement. [72303]

Mr. Leslie: My officials, with the assistance of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee, have been preparing proposals for amendments to Part M of the Building Regulations relating to access for disabled people. The proposals for public consultation will be published during the summer recess. Copies will be placed in the Libraries of the House, and the document will be available online on the website of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and in hard copy on request. The document will be available in a range of formats to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities.

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