Households: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the average age of household formation by (a) males and (b) females over the last five years, broken down by London borough. (153570)

This information can be provided for England only as a whole.

Estimates of the average age of the main householder when his/her household was formed are set out in the table. The figures include households from all types of housing tenure—owner occupiers, social renters and private renters.

*Average age of main householder*¹ *when he/she formed a new householder when he/she formed a new household*
Survey year	Male householder	Female householder
2001-02	28	27
2002-03	29	25
2003-04	29	27
2004-05	28	26
2005-06	28	26
¹ The main householder is the sole owner or tenant. If there are joint owners or tenants then the main householder is the person with the higher income. If the incomes are the same then the older of the two is the main householder. Source: Survey of English Housing.

Volume 463: debated on Monday 3 September 2007