(2) how many vacant dwellings there were in each region in each of the last three years.
Details of the number of long-term empty dwellings and all empty dwellings in each region in England on specific dates in each of the last three years are shown in the tables.
The data are from snapshots taken in the autumn of each year and are as reported to Communities and Local Government by all billing authorities in England on their annual Council Taxbase (CTB) and CTB (Supplementary) returns.
9 October 2006 7 October 2007 6 October 2008 North East 21,886 21,583 22,531 North West 71,811 73,047 73,888 Yorkshire and the Humber 36,336 40,084 43,352 East Midlands 27,763 27,542 28,910 West Midlands 35,910 34,833 35,495 East of England 25,039 24,704 26,255 London 40,142 36,534 37,150 South East 34,278 34,226 35,991 South West 25,276 21,732 24,285 Total England 318,441 314,285 327,857
9 October 2006 7 October 2007 6 October 2008 North East 48,287 48,099 50,623 North West 136,783 141,186 137,849 Yorkshire and the Humber 90,947 101,091 102,241 East Midlands 65,495 70,084 76,956 West Midlands 79,208 80,401 79,848 East of England 68,485 69,107 75,198 London 86,701 84,627 85,924 South East 102,812 101,809 105,111 South West 69,441 66,915 70,272 Total England 748,159 763,319 784,022