To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social housing units, whether owned by local authorities or by other providers, have been (1) demolished, and (2) sold; and of those, how many have been replaced by new units.
Answered on
7 December 2017
Figures for social housing demolished (Social housing refers to Social Rent, Affordable Rent and Intermediate Affordable Rent).
Demolitions | Local Authority | Private Registered Providers |
2010/11 | 3,508 | 4,584 |
2011/12 | 3,884 | 3,989 |
2012/13 | 4,082 | 4,672 |
2013/14 | 4,361 | 5,061 |
2014/15 | 3,042 | 2,786 |
2015/16 | 3,623 | 2,923 |
Source: DCLG Local Authority Housing Statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data, HCA Statistical Data Return https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-data-return-statistical-releases |
Figures for social housing sold (Social housing refers to Social Rent, Affordable Rent and Intermediate Affordable Rent).
Social Housing Sales | Local Authority | Private Registered Providers |
2010-11 | 3,112 | 5,319 |
2011-12 | 3,108 | 4,953 |
2012-13 | 6,743 | 6,533 |
2013-14 | 11,740 | 8,904 |
2014-15 | 12,489 | 7,965 |
2015-16 | 12,557 | 9,435 |
Source: DCLG Live table 678 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales |
Data on direct replacement of social housing sales is only collected as part of the Right to Buy 141 replacement policy and not for other sales or demolitions. The following table on stock shows the annual net change in social rented dwellings which combines the total loses from sales and demolitions with new supply. Since 2010 the overall stock of social housing (social rent, affordable rent and intermediate affordable rent) has increased by 76,000.
Dwelling stock: by tenure | Rented from Private Registered Providers | Rented from Local Authorities | Total |
2010 | 2,180,000 | 1,786,000 | 3,966,000 |
2011 | 2,255,000 | 1,726,000 | 3,981,000 |
2012 | 2,304,000 | 1,693,000 | 3,997,000 |
2013 | 2,331,000 | 1,682,000 | 4,013,000 |
2014 | 2,343,000 | 1,669,000 | 4,012,000 |
2015 | 2,387,000 | 1,643,000 | 4,030,000 |
2016 | 2,430,000 | 1,612,000 | 4,042,000 |
Source: DCLG Live table 104
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants