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Data Provider: Welsh Government Assessments and resolved hazards by area, type of assessment and dwelling
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AssessmentBoth the total number of assessments and the number of Category 1 resolutions are only available from 2009-10 onwards.<br /><br />Similarly, the number of Category 2 hazards found in HMOs was only collected from 2008-09 onwards. <br /><br />An HMO or non-HMO with both Category 1 and 2 hazards is counted in both rows. An HMO or non-HMO with multiple Category 1 hazards is only counted in the Category 1 row once, similarly for an HMO or non-HMO with multiple Category 2 hazards.<br /><br />Only initial assessments are included in the total number of assessments. [Filter]
[Collapse]DwellingFor the purposes of this data collection an 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 a HMO declaration in force; or <br />(v) Is a converted block of flats [Filter]
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[Collapse]Total assessments[Collapse]Assessments which: Contained category 1 hazards[Collapse]Assessments which: Contained category 2 hazards[Collapse]Number of HMOs and non-HMOs where all category 1 hazards have been resolved as a result of local authority action
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Wales15,49812,59628,0946,6552,7249,3799,6558,25717,9124,6051,3465,951
Isle of Anglesey32867395201342352825533741647
Gwynedd8439931,8364252967216297881,417237429666
Conwy6021,2821,8843017620666409475281947
Denbighshire4781,6032,0811772594363696371,006152158310
Flintshire472132604202442463059039517739216
Wrexham1931623557854132110122232484290
Powys1,6231291,7521,142621,2048811291,0101,142621,204
Ceredigion411193604156231792869738317631207
Pembrokeshire1,787661,853488315191,193591,25234919368
Carmarthenshire70821729812834281143970272
Swansea9232,6043,5271611332941908351,02510578183
Neath Port Talbot1,1302611,39168311780046715462154099639
Bridgend405794842322926138174455651580
Vale of Glamorgan2387531397341312327330543750
Cardiff8633,6284,4915071,1131,6208063,5344,340140161301
Rhondda Cynon Taf6605921,252449995485075521,05928286368
Merthyr Tydfil1753420970198916929198541771
Caerphilly2,0671242,191862328941,126861,21259924623
Blaenau Gwent277112881347141192102021197126
Torfaen27510285100210214651511643167
Monmouthshire25926285757822011922043245
Newport7815041,2853051514566894891,178314071

Metadata

Title

Assessments and resolved hazards

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 the condition of residential properties, including Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), assessed by local authorities under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).

The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) is used to determine whether residential premises are safe to live in. It replaced the Fitness Standard in July 2006. Local authorities use the System to determine whether a hazard exists that may cause harm to the health and safety of a potential occupant. Hazards are divided into two categories. Those which score high on the scale (and therefore the greatest risk) are called Category 1 hazards. Those that fall lower down the scale and pose a lesser risk are called Category 2 hazards. Where a condition is classified as a Category 1 hazard the local authority has a duty to take the appropriate enforcement action. If it poses a Category 2 hazard the local authority may take enforcement action.

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), Category 1, Category 2

Statistical quality

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