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Data Provider: Welsh Government Houses in multiple occupation by local authority area
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HMOsThe number of known HMOs was introduced following a review in 2009 and was not previously collected or published. The data is available from 2009-10 onwards. <br /><br />For the purposes of this data collection a HMO means a house in multiple occupation as defined in sections 254 to 259 of the Housing Act 2004, as a building or part of a building which: <br />(i) Meets the standard test; <br />(ii) Meets the self-contained flat test; <br />(iii) Meets the converted building test; <br />(iv) Has an HMO declaration in force; or <br />(v) Is a converted block of flats. [Filter]
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Click here to sortKnown HMOs in local authority areaClick here to sortEstimate of all HMOs in local authority area
Wales89,057114,407
Isle of Anglesey5671,500
Gwynedd5,5226,500
Conwy4,7475,786
Denbighshire1,4318,045
Flintshire1,4203,609
Wrexham1,7914,672
Powys1,3043,426
Ceredigion3,9464,210
Pembrokeshire429626
Carmarthenshire2,6062,606
Swansea11,37912,800
Neath Port Talbot2,6972,697
Bridgend2,4982,720
Vale of Glamorgan2,4552,928
Cardiff38,27342,000
Rhondda Cynon Taf3,3993,967
Merthyr Tydfil298298
Caerphilly1,0551,195
Blaenau Gwent277390
Torfaen227360
Monmouthshire4171,200
Newport2,3192,872

Metadata

Title

Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in local authority areas

Last update

13 February 2025 13 February 2025

Next update

December 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Hazards and licences data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.housingconditions@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

The information presented here covers Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), as estimated by local authorities.

The information on HMOs provided by local authorities was reviewed during 2009 and following consultation changes were introduced to the data items collected. The number of known HMOs was added following the review and was not previously collected and published.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh planning authorities on Hazards & Licences during each year.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2006-07.

Note that, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, data on housing hazards and licences in Wales for 2019-20 were not collected.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

None

Keywords

Housing, Hazards, Licences, Houses in Multiple Occupation, HMOs

Statistical quality

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