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Click here to sortLocal 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 rentsClick here to sortRegistered 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 rentsClick here to sortOwner occupied/Privately rented (Number)Click here to sortOwner occupied (Number)Includes, owner-occupied, intermediate and other tenures.Click here to sortPrivately rented (Number)Click here to sortAll tenures (Number)
As at 31 March 2001187,90055,0001,031,600941,20090,4001,274,500
As at 31 March 2002183,00056,7001,045,500957,00088,5001,285,200
As at 31 March 2003175,60057,2001,063,300966,00097,4001,296,100
As at 31 March 2004159,70064,5001,083,000979,300103,7001,307,200
As at 31 March 2005156,00065,1001,098,000989,100109,0001,319,100
As at 31 March 2006154,30065,7001,110,600997,500113,1001,330,600
As at 31 March 2007152,80066,6001,123,8001,001,600122,2001,343,300
As at 31 March 2008129,90089,4001,135,9001,001,200134,8001,355,300
As at 31 March 2009113,000106,9001,145,900989,200156,7001,365,800
As at 31 March 2010110,600110,5001,154,200983,700170,5001,375,200
As at 31 March 201188,700133,6001,161,500981,400180,1001,383,800
As at 31 March 201288,400134,7001,168,600976,900191,6001,391,600
As at 31 March 201388,200134,8001,176,400981,600194,8001,399,500
As at 31 March 201488,100135,4001,184,100983,100201,0001,407,600
As at 31 March 201587,800136,3001,191,900985,000206,9001,416,000
As at 31 March 201687,300137,2001,200,700994,200206,5001,425,200
As at 31 March 201787,200138,6001,208,6001,002,500206,1001,434,500
As at 31 March 201887,300139,9001,216,3001,008,000208,3001,443,500
As at 31 March 201987,300141,2001,223,2001,017,700205,5001,451,700
As at 31 March 202087,300142,6001,230,4001,031,100199,2001,460,200
As at 31 March 202187,500145,3001,234,4001,038,000196,4001,467,200
As at 31 March 2022The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.87,700146,6001,238,000(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,039,100(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.198,9001,472,400
As at 31 March 2023Estimates of owner-occupied and privately rented stock are provisional and subject to revision following publication of 2024 Annual Population Survey data.88,300(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.147,900(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,241,800(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,041,400(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.200,4001,478,000
As at 31 March 2024Estimates of owner-occupied and privately rented stock are provisional and subject to revision following publication of 2024 Annual Population Survey data.88,900149,8001,243,9001,043,200200,7001,482,600

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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 2024 relate to 31 March 2024.

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 2022 and 2023 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.

Title

Dwelling Stock Estimates

Last update

April 2025 April 2025

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

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.

Keywords

Dwellings Stock Houses Tenure Private sector Social sector