Dwelling stock estimates by local authority and tenure

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Measure2

Tenure

Area

Area 1

Area 2

Local Authority (Number)

Prior to 2008-09 data are from the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy (HRAS) second advance form. <br />For 2008-09 onwards, data are from the annual Social Housing Stock return from local authorities.<br /><br />Data has been affected by the large scale voluntary stock transfers of local authority stock to registered social landlords<br /><br />Excludes intermediate and other tenures not at social rents

Registered Social Landlord (Number)

Prior to 2008-09 data are from the annual RSL1 to 4 forms from registered social landlords. <br />For 2008-09 onwards, data are from the annual Social Housing Stock return from registered social landlords.<br /><br />Data has been affected by the large scale voluntary stock transfers of local authority stock to registered social landlords<br /><br />Includes Abbeyfield Societies, Almshouse Charities and Co-ownership societies. <br />Excludes rented stock owned by English registered social landlords. These dwellings appear in the owner-occupied, privately rented and other tenures category.<br /><br />Excludes intermediate and other tenures not at social rents

Owner occupied/Privately rented (Number)

Owner occupied (Number) Includes, owner-occupied, intermediate and other tenures.

Privately rented (Number)

All tenures (Number)

Wales

2,663,900

(r)

The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.

2,551,600

26,667,800

(r)

22,885,700

(r)

3,782,200

31,883,500

Wales

North Wales

709,300

405,000

6,262,500

(r)

2,867,200

(r)

533,800

7,376,400

North Wales

Isle of Anglesey

90,700

17,300

676,000

(r)

316,200

(r)

52,000

783,600

Gwynedd

65,700

132,700

1,196,700

(r)

535,800

(r)

108,300

1,395,500

Conwy

31,600

108,300

1,139,600

(r)

505,900

(r)

107,700

1,279,700

Denbighshire

81,000

47,900

904,900

(r)

413,900

(r)

88,500

1,033,600

Flintshire

173,200

56,400

1,300,300

(r)

615,300

(r)

88,800

1,529,900

Wrexham

266,800

42,100

1,045,200

(r)

478,700

(r)

90,300

1,354,500

Mid and South West Wales

912,800

593,500

8,051,300

(r)

3,656,500

(r)

723,800

9,558,000

Mid and South West Wales

Powys

125,700

64,200

1,266,900

(r)

569,500

(r)

119,500

1,456,700

Ceredigion LA stock transferred to Tai Ceredigion RSL 30 November 2009

21,000

57,400

725,300

(r)

315,900

(r)

75,100

803,700

Pembrokeshire

133,100

53,800

1,202,000

(r)

559,500

(r)

97,100

1,388,400

Carmarthenshire

215,500

66,900

1,655,500

(r)

773,400

(r)

133,200

1,938,500

Swansea

320,100

162,700

2,014,700

(r)

887,800

(r)

210,600

2,497,200

Neath Port Talbot LA stock transferred to NPT Homes RSL 5 March 2011

97,100

188,800

1,187,500

(r)

550,700

(r)

88,000

1,473,300

South East Wales

1,041,700

1,553,100

12,353,800

(r)

5,576,200

(r)

1,156,600

14,949,000

South East Wales

Bridgend

LA stock transferred to Valleys to Coast RSL 12 September 2003

21,000

178,700

1,212,600

(r)

564,400

(r)

99,500

1,412,700

Vale of Glamorgan

91,900

59,300

1,140,800

(r)

525,700

(r)

92,000

1,291,700

Cardiff

320,700

249,500

2,783,400

(r)

1,175,000

(r)

355,800

3,353,300

Rhondda Cynon Taf LA stock transferred to RCT Homes RSL 10 December 2007

80,500

280,500

2,071,600

(r)

926,900

(r)

194,100

2,432,600

Merthyr Tydfil LA stock transferred to Merthyr Valleys Homes RSL 20 March 2009

37,000

99,200

466,100

(r)

213,900

(r)

40,400

602,400

Caerphilly

255,600

81,400

1,434,600

(r)

663,200

(r)

111,700

1,771,900

Blaenau Gwent LA stock transferred to Tai Calon Community Housing RSL 26 July 2010

68,200

117,200

553,800

(r)

242,900

(r)

53,700

739,300

Torfaen

LA stock transferred to Bron Afon Community Housing RSL 1 April 2008

62,100

168,700

703,000

(r)

336,800

(r)

44,500

933,900

Monmouthshire LA stock transferred to Monmouthshire Housing RSL 17 January 2008

26,000

96,200

808,000

(r)

388,700

(r)

51,700

930,000

Newport

78,800

222,500

1,180,000

(r)

540,400

(r)

111,300

1,480,700

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Title

Dwelling Stock Estimates

Last update

July 2024

Next update

Not yet confirmed

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Dwelling Stock Estimates, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.housing@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

Estimates of the number of dwellings in Wales by tenure and for each local authority, as at 31 March each year.

Data collection and calculation

Estimates of the number of dwellings are based on data from the 2001, 2011 and 2021 population censuses, updated annually to take account of dwelling stock through new build completions plus any gains or losses through conversations and demolitions.

This method of ‘rolling forward’ the estimates from a census provides estimates between the census years. However, after rolling forward estimates for 10 years, discrepancies are usually observed between the rolled forward estimates and the next census figures. The rolled forward method, whilst the best available methodology between censuses, is likely to produce less reliable estimates for years further away from the census base.

The tenure split for Wales between owner-occupied and privately rented dwellings has been estimated using information from the Annual Population Survey (APS). Full details of the methodology are in the statistical release.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2000-01 onwards. Financial years. With the exception of Census years, the estimates presented relate to the end of each financial year i.e. estimates for 2023 relate to 31 March 2023.

Users, uses and context

The dwelling stock estimates provide annual base line information on the overall amount of housing stock at a Wales and local authority level. It is used as evidence for policy making by both central and local government. The data are used by the Welsh Government, local authorities and other housing organisations to help monitor trends in the overall level of Welsh housing stock, as well as any changes in its tenure distribution over time. Outside of government the dwelling stock estimates are used by the finance and investment industries, for example to help develop a picture of demographic trends.

Rounding applied

Due to the uncertainty around the estimates, figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.

Due to the way in which the APS proportions have been applied, the Wales total may not equal the sum of the local authority numbers (and regions) for some tenures. The regional figures are calculated as the sum of the local authority numbers.

Some tenure breakdown percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

Revisions information

Data for 2021 and 2022 has been revised. Following the publication of the Census 2021 dwellings data, dwelling stock estimates have been recalibrated against the Census 2021 dwellings count to ensure consistency with both the previous and latest census. Further details are available in the statistical release.

Statistical quality

The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as accredited official statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.

Weblinks

https://www.gov.wales/dwelling-stock-estimates
https://www.gov.wales/social-landlord-housing-stock-and-rents

Keywords

Dwellings Stock Houses Tenure Private sector Social sector

Name

HOUS0501