The table shows estimates made of the number of empty dwellings in each London local authority area in each tenure group; and the percentage change in the equivalent figures between 2002-03 and 2007-08.
2008 Local authority Registered social landlords Private enterprise Total Number of vacants LA vacants as a percentage of LA stock Number of vacants LA vacants as a percentage of LA stock Number of vacants LA vacants as a percentage of LA stock Number of vacants LA vacants as a percentage of LA stock London 9,500 2.2 4,930 1.4 71,490 2.2 85,920 2.6 Barking and Dagenham 516 2.7 52 1.5 1,082 2.3 1,650 2.4 Barnet 103 0.9 41 0.6 3,892 3.3 4,036 3.0 Bexley 0 0.0 156 1.3 1,967 2.4 2,123 2.3 Brent 152 1.6 317 2.2 1,802 2.2 2,271 2.1 Bromley 0 0.0 319 1.8 3,298 2.9 3,617 2.7 Camden 308 1.3 123 1.3 2,464 3.8 2,895 2.9 City of London 3 0.7 1 0.3 94 1.8 98 1.7 Croydon 163 1.2 168 1.7 3,268 2.8 3,599 2.5 Ealing 407 3.0 155 1.7 2,515 2.4 3,077 2.5 Enfield 287 2.5 70 1.1 2,177 2.1 2,534 2.1 Greenwich 629 2.6 190 2.0 2,585 3.9 3,404 3.4 Hackney 1,139 4.8 250 1.4 1,947 3.6 3,336 3.5 Hammersmith and Fulham 325 2.5 182 1.5 1,626 3.0 1,734 2.2 Haringey 188 1.2 267 2.7 2,334 3.1 2,789 2.8 Harrow 34 0.7 52 1.5 657 0.9 743 0.9 Havering 442 4.2 55 2.2 1,970 2.3 2,467 2.5 Hillingdon 124 1.2 109 1.9 1,711 2.0 1,944 1.9 Hounslow 271 2.1 54 0.9 1,181 1.6 1,506 1.6 Islington 203 0.8 350 2.5 1,145 2.2 1,698 1.8 Kensington and Chelsea 56 0.8 159 1.2 3,181 4.8 3,396 3.9 Kingston upon Thames 50 1.0 23 1.1 2,110 3.7 2,183 3.4 Lambeth 1,058 3.9 287 1.4 2,435 3.0 3,780 2.9 Lewisham 126 0.6 163 1.0 1,746 2.2 2,035 1.8 Merton 87 1.4 26 0.5 1,618 2.4 1,731 2.2 Newham 698 3.9 131 1.1 3,262 4.6 4,091 4.1 Redbridge 185 3.9 39 0.9 2,129 2.4 2,353 2.4 Richmond upon Thames 5 10.0 124 1.3 1,685 2.4 1,814 2.3 Southwark 1,054 2.6 165 1.2 1,501 2.2 2,720 2.2 Sutton 83 1.2 35 0.9 2,256 3.3 2,374 3.0 Tower Hamlets 222 1.7 418 1.6 2,308 3.9 2,948 3.0 Waltham Forest 168 1.6 187 1.8 3,341 4.4 3,696 3.8 Wandsworth 179 1.0 86 0.9 2,853 2.8 3,118 2.4 Westminster 238 1.9 177 1.2 3,749 4.1 4,164 3.5
Local authority Registered social landlords Private enterprise Total London -4.2 -23.1 -12.2 -12.1 Barking and Dagenham 9.3 -40.2 -18.4 -8.2 Barnet 13.2 -64.0 13.8 14.9 Bexley 1— -17.5 -13.3 -6.4 Brent -8.4 -7.8 -29.8 -16.9 Bromley 1— -9.9 -21.6 -14.0 Camden -6.7 -30.9 -19.5 -14.6 City of London 1— 2— -33.3 -30.5 Croydon 16.4 -10.2 -28.7 -23.8 Ealing 88.4 3.3 -18.7 -7.0 Enfield -20.3 -68.2 -32.3 -29.2 Greenwich 20.7 -5.9 7.7 16.5 Hackney 70.8 -66.4 -23.7 3.6 Hammersmith and Fulham -4.1 -35.9 19.2 25.2 Haringey -16.8 50.0 -29.6 -21.2 Harrow -50.7 -16.1 -72.5 -69.8 Havering 16.0 400.0 -2.8 2.5 Hillingdon -23.0 38.0 -39.9 -35.4 Hounslow -42.7 -50.9 -19.1 -22.0 Islington -51.4 12.9 -68.2 -57.8 Kensington and Chelsea 51.4 -30.9 -2.8 2.7 Kingston upon Thames -35.1 -30.3 -6.5 -6.4 Lambeth 37.8 -39.3 -43.0 -25.0 Lewisham -86.1 19.0 -19.9 -34.0 Merton 52.6 -53.6 -36.2 -33.2 Newham 23.1 -29.9 65.8 61.4 Redbridge 52.9 -51.9 -11.7 -7.1 Richmond upon Thames 1— -38.9 -45.4 -41.2 Southwark 9.1 -26.7 -62.5 -45.3 Sutton -4.6 -5.4 5.1 6.3 Tower Hamlets -66.1 79.4 14.5 10.5 Waltham Forest 64.7 19.1 63.6 72.4 Wandsworth -40.1 -58.0 2— 2— Westminster -4.4 -49.9 -12.7 -8.4 1 Large Scale Voluntary Transfer 2 Not reported in 2003 Notes: Figures for registered social landlords are for self-contained general needs units only. Sources: Council Taxbase and Council Taxbase Supplementary (CTB1 and CTB1S) returns from local authorities for 3 November 2003 and 6 October 2008; Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) submitted to Communities and Local Government by local authorities for 1 April 2003, 2008; Regulatory Statistical Return (RSR) as reported to the Housing Corporation by registered social landlords for 31 March 2003, 2008.