Eastbourne local authority reported a stock of 3,825 council dwellings as at 1 April 2006 the latest date available. East Sussex local authorities—Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes, Rother and Wealden—reported a stock of 10,380 council dwellings as at 1 April 2006.
Source:
Local authority returns (Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix).
Figures for the number of private dwelling completions as reported by Eastbourne and East Sussex local authorities are presented in the tables:
Eastbourne East Sussex (including Eastbourne) 1997-98 73 512 1998-99 132 1,215 1999-2000 328 1,114 2000-01 377 1,126 2001-02 451 1,102 2002-03 431 1,177 2003-04 540 1,057 2004-05 437 1,170 2005-06 426 1,053 2006-07 255 1,250 Source: P2 new build return to CLG from local authorities and the national House Building Council. Figures for 1997-98 to 2000-01 are missing some monthly returns from local authorities.
Figures for 1997-98 to 2000-01 are missing some monthly returns from local authorities Figures for the number of new build affordable dwellings as reported by the Housing Corporation are presented below. These affordable figures include social rent and intermediate housing e.g. low cost home ownership
Eastbourne East Sussex (including Eastbourne) 1997-98 138 432 1998-99 106 334 1999-2000 3 59 2000-01 47 169 2001-02 32 141 2002-03 27 127 2003-04 39 226 2004-05 — 64 2005-06 42 100 2006-07 n/a n/a n/a = not available Source: Housing Corporation and local authority returns.
No reported local authority dwellings have been built in the last 10 years in Eastbourne and East Sussex.