English Housing Survey 2008-2009 Household Report

Citation

(2011), "English Housing Survey 2008-2009 Household Report", Structural Survey, Vol. 29 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2011.11029bab.002

English Housing Survey 2008-2009 Household Report

Article Type: Newsbriefs From: Structural Survey, Volume 29, Issue 2

Keywords: England, Housing, Owner-occupiers, Renting, Survey

The Department for Communities and Local Government have published the English Housing Survey (EHS) Household Report 2008-2009. The report includes the following findings: the total number of households in England was 21.5 million in 2008-2009, up from 20.2 million in 1999. Of these, 68 per cent were owner occupiers, 18 per cent were social renters, and 14 per cent were private renters. Owner-occupation decreased from a peak of 70.9 per cent of households in 2003 to 67.9 per cent in 2008-2009. In contrast, the proportion of households renting privately rose from 10.8 per cent to 14.2 per cent over the same period. 656,000 households (3.0 per cent) were overcrowded, with about a third of these households living in London. Overcrowding rates were higher in rented tenures than in owner-occupation: 6.7 per cent of social renters and 5.4 per cent of private renters compared to 1.6 per cent of owner-occupiers. Under-occupancy was highest in the South West and East Midlands (both 40 per cent). Overall, 87 per cent of households were very or fairly satisfied with their local area and 90 per cent were satisfied with their accommodation, with older householders most likely to express satisfaction.