The following table provides information on the amount of housing market renewal grant funding spent on the demolition of properties in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 as well as estimates of the likely spend in 2007-08. It is not yet possible to provide an estimate of spend on demolition for 2008-09. These figures cover costs relating directly to the demolition of properties and not their acquisition. To date funding under the Housing Market Renewal programme has delivered 10,000 demolitions and 40,000 refurbishments.
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 estimates Birmingham Sandwell 209 918 186 285 East Lancashire 501 294 309 480 Hull and East Riding 0 581 285 560 Manchester Salford 830 1,289 1,768 1,935 Merseyside 343 852 1,106 1,884 Newcastle Gateshead 1,135 1,494 1,167 1,000 North Staffordshire 479 148 438 800 Oldham Rochdale 297 244 275 550 South Yorkshire 2,557 774 1,525 1,200 Total 6,351 6,594 7,059 8,694