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Council Housing: Essex

Volume 462: debated on Tuesday 10 July 2007

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Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many council homes there are in (a) Essex and (b) the London borough of Havering. (147407)

Mr. Iain Wright

The number of local authority owned dwellings in Essex, Havering and the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock are in the following table. Figures are as reported by local authorities as at the 31 March.

Local authority stock at 31 March 2006

Number of dwellings

Essex county council

55,559

Southend-on-Sea unitary authority

6,232

Thurrock unitary authority

10,420

Havering

11,038

Source: Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix

Essex county council local authorities comprise of Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Harlow, Maldon, Rochford, Tendring and Uttlesford.