asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide the number of dwellings in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland; and if he will detail in percentage terms the number of dwellings in each country which are (i) owner-occupied, (ii) public sector rented, (iii) rented from housing associations, and (iv) privately rented.
The latest provisional estimates are as follows:
Tenure of dwelling stock: end of December 1986 (provisional)
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Percentage of all dwellings
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All dwellings Thousands
| Owner occupied
| Rented from local authorities or new town corporations
| Rented from housing associations
| Rented from private owners and other tenures
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| England | 18,886 | 64·9 | 24·3 | 2·7 | 8·0 |
| Wales | 1,126 | 67·3 | 22·9 | 1·8 | 8·0 |
| Scotland | 2,060 | 41·8 | 49·6 | 2·2 | 6·3 |
Note: For statistical purposes the stock estimates are expressed to the nearest thousand, but they should not be regarded as accurate to the last digit. | |||||