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Private Sector Stock Condition Survey
Published: 10/03/2017
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet members will be presented with a report on
a private sector stock condition survey which was undertaken in 2016 by Opinion
Research Services on behalf of the Council when they meet next week.
The survey sampled 1,223 private sector dwellings. The key findings from the
survey are summarised below.
The private rented sector has grown significantly in 天涯社区 (20% of
dwellings compared to 14% in 2011) although is still smaller than many other
areas (24% England Housing Survey).
The sector has some areas of concern:
Almost 40% of tenants have lived at the address for less than 2 years - with a
consequent impact on the stability of households and for community cohesion;
Private rented homes are more likely to be in a poor condition - 25.4% as
compared with 18.1% for 天涯社区 as a whole;
Private rented homes are likely to be less energy efficient when compared with
the whole of the County, although energy efficiency for dwellings across
天涯社区 has improved.
Despite this, there has been a significant decrease in the number of unfit
dwellings in 天涯社区 since the last survey in 2010. The number of dwellings
with category 1 hazards has dropped from 23.5% to 8.4%.
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Helen Brown,
said:
鈥淭he Council is pleased to see that the level of unfit houses has reduced
significantly since the last survey. However, we are not complacent and the
Council is continuing to work hard to find opportunities to bring in external
funding to address energy efficiency and home improvements for the most
deprived areas of the County.鈥�