Information reported by local authorities on the proportions of all dwellings that are ‘social for rent’, private (owner occupied and rented) and other public sector (e.g. school caretakers’ houses) is shown in the following table.
Percentage 1986 1996 2006 Social Private Other public sector Social Private Other public sector Social Private Other public sector Barking and Dagenham 55 45 1 42 58 0 33 67 0 Barnet 17 80 3 14 84 1 13 86 0 Bexley 16 80 4 13 87 0 13 87 0 Brent 30 70 0 24 74 2 22 76 2 Bromley 17 83 0 14 86 0 13 87 0 Camden 47 53 0 40 59 1 36 64 0 City of London 48 51 2 19 70 11 13 85 3 Croydon 18 82 0 17 83 0 17 83 0 Ealing 23 77 0 19 80 0 19 81 0 Enfield 20 79 1 16 83 0 16 84 0 Greenwich 46 53 2 41 57 2 35 64 1 Hackney 70 29 0 60 40 0 48 52 0 Hammersmith and Fulham 40 60 0 35 65 0 32 67 1 Haringey 36 64 0 30 70 0 28 72 0 Harrow 12 87 1 10 89 0 10 89 0 Havering 20 80 0 16 84 0 14 86 0 Hillingdon 20 77 3 17 80 3 16 83 1 Hounslow 29 70 1 25 74 1 21 79 0 Islington 65 33 2 59 40 1 45 55 0 Kensington and Chelsea 26 73 0 24 76 0 23 77 0 Kingston upon Thames 14 85 1 12 87 1 11 89 0 Lambeth 52 46 2 48 52 0 40 60 0 Lewisham 49 51 0 40 60 0 32 68 1 Merton 20 79 1 16 84 0 14 86 0 Newham 42 58 0 39 61 0 30 70 0 Redbridge 14 85 1 10 89 0 10 90 0 Richmond upon Thames 16 83 0 13 87 0 12 88 0 Southwark 73 26 1 59 40 0 47 53 0 Sutton 20 79 1 17 83 0 14 86 0 Tower Hamlets 86 13 1 61 37 2 41 58 0 Waltham Forest 26 73 1 21 76 3 22 78 0 Wandsworth 41 59 0 25 75 0 21 78 0 Westminster 32 68 1 25 74 1 23 77 0 Source: Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix from Local Authorities and Regulatory Statistical Return from Registered Social Landlords