Information on the number of social housing units in each London borough as at 1 April 2008 (local authority units) and 31 March 2008 (registered social landlord units and bed spaces) is shown in the following table. Local authority figures are reported for all self-contained units owned within the local authority area, regardless of which local authority has ownership.
Local authority (as at 1 April) Registered social landlord (as at 31 March) London 435,542 350,596 Inner London 259,459 201,079 Camden 23,707 10,715 City of London 429 549 Hackney 23,536 21,590 Hammersmith and Fulham 13,213 12,537 Haringey 16,162 10,695 Islington 26,485 14,933 Kensington and Chelsea 6,996 13,365 Lambeth 27,387 21,174 Lewisham 19,907 16,437 Newham 17,757 11,908 Southwark 41,287 14,617 Tower Hamlets 13,138 26,682 Wandsworth 17,145 10,056 Westminster 12,310 15,821 Outer London 176,083 149,517 Barking and Dagenham 19,461 3,440 Barnet 11,051 6,904 Bexley 13 12,953 Brent 9,792 15,338 Bromley 86 18,513 Croydon 14,043 10,203 Ealing 13,364 9,621 Enfield 11,578 6,756 Greenwich 24,449 10,724 Harrow 5,091 3,640 Havering 10,421 2,509 Hillingdon 10,661 5,866 Hounslow 12,942 6,645 Kingston upon Thames 4,852 2,298 Merton 6,364 4,821 Redbridge 4,768 4,625 Richmond upon Thames 50 9,790 Sutton 6,689 4,179 Waltham Forest 10,408 10,692 Note: Local authority units include those owned within the local authority area, regardless of which local authority owns the units. Sources: Housing strategy statistical appendix (for local authority stock) (see Live Table 116) Tenant Services Authority’s regulatory and statistical return (for RSL stock).
The following table shows the change in the number of local authority stock in each London borough over the last 10 years :
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 London -20,330 -22,280 -20,991 -14,040 -16,270 -16,870 -14,517 -11,557 -5,880 -15,339 Inner London -13,500 -16,131 -9,009 -10,522 -9,303 -11,077 -10,439 -9,194 -6,551 -11,302 Camden -534 -595 -286 -790 -317 -198 -1,571 76 480 190 City of London -25 -27 -13 -12 4 -18 -12 1 -1 0 Hackney -3,842 -3,183 ¦637 -661 -1,776 -1,145 -577 -709 -149 -54 Hammersmith and Fulham -909 127 -761 -230 -270 -243 -363 -98 -51 -35 Haringey -202 -96 453 -865 4 -1,022 -82 -233 207 •802 Islington -729 -2,833 -1,193 -815 -573 -1,024 -1,400 -567 402 -561 Kensington and Chelsea -95 -61 -199 -9 -56 56 0 0 -162 0 Lambeth -1,179 -3,969 -1,044 -820 -1,142 -1,915 -1,567 -201 -2,401 401 Lewis ham -698 -782 -688 -1,485 -1,368 -1,034 -1,026 -280 -249 -6,129 Newham -537 472 151 -1,328 -737 -1,179 -677 -814 450 -201 Southwark -742 -803 -1,028 -1,823 -1,165 -1,541 -1,461 -1,610 402 -586 Tower Hamlets -3,388 -2,364 -1,774 -1,228 -1,332 -1,014 -1,189 4,650 -1,952 -2,601 Wandsworth 481 -542 -514 -127 -273 461 -297 40 -19 -134 Westminster -139 -531 -570 -329 -286 -339 -217 -69 40 12 Outer London -6,830 -6,149 -11,982 -3,518 -6,967 -5,793 4,078 -2,363 671 4,037 Barking and Dagenham -791 -919 -906 412 -788 -725 -520 491 -307 -198 Barnet -449 -306 -221 -256 -225 -524 -141 41 -32 -23 Bexley 0 -1 0 0 -1 -15 15 0 -2 0 Brent -433 -758 -117 -392 -203 -257 -229 -95 1,510 -1,343 Bromley -17 -12 11 9 -5 -97 0 0 0 86 Croydon -144 -129 -284 -242 -268 -313 -175 -57 44 -93 Ealing -219 433 -92 19 -131 -756 -216 -135 460 -556 Enfield -1,197 -313 149 -589 -333 -245 -523 -78 -57 -10 Greenwich -1,822 -671 -830 -389 -540 -766 -587 -310 -304 -254 Harrow -104 -140 -292 -72 -581 -106 -57 -18 -12 0 Havering -256 -333 -292 -288 -155 405 -21 -224 -71 -546 Hillingdon -240 -264 -81 -103 -138 -185 -200 -176 -165 -148 Hounslow -95 -255 -774 -199 -312 -701 -506 474 277 -234 Kingston upon Thames -82 -65 -64 -30 -72 •64 -54 -55 6 -17 Merton -173 -318 -212 140 -391 -177 46 -58 -206 42 Redbridge -217 -143 -723 -189 -120 -120 -314 109 -204 -22 Richmond upon Thames -86 -206 -6,521 30 0 -30 87 -10 6 -33 Sutton -129 -203 -349 -373 -345 -359 -178 -182 -175 -643 Waltham Forest -376 ¦680 -384 -182 -2,359 52 -505 -68 -9 39 Note: Local authority units include those owned within the local authority area, regardless of which local authority owns the units. Source: Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix.
The following table shows the change in the number of RSL stock in each London borough over the last 10 years:
Number of self-contained units Number of self-contained units/bed spaces 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 London 19,998 11,554 21,080 9,295 3,444 4,100 8,559 7,560 14,701 Inner London 10,989 8.946 5,012 3,580 2.392 2.236 6.789 5,403 11.527 Camden -8 374 232 -60 68 -62 209 -486 -103 City of London 0 0 0 14 40 -27 247 0 6 Hackney 3.898 2.628 378 1,000 -6 -70 -194 191 217 Hammersmith and Fulham 659 206 227 550 91 -110 -36 224 242 Haringey 124 356 122 179 316 -69 55 24 212 Islington -1 1,441 300 280 379 893 447 12 899 Kensington and Chelsea -163 128 95 -50 163 -103 -30 198 43 Lambeth 947 3,178 101 265 -150 262 531 1.442 954 Lewis ham 109 145 201 10 450 75 191 257 5,520 Newham 617 351 240 13 201 357 529 309 231 Southwark 14 109 697 498 225 728 30 355 260 Tower Hamlets 4,486 -134 1,918 565 757 389 4,663 2.190 2,779 Wandsworth 74 49 7 241 -83 37 -307 -93 166 Westminster 233 115 494 75 -59 -64 454 780 101 Outer London 9,009 2,608 16,068 5.715 1.052 1,864 1,770 2,157 3.174 Barking and Dagenham 542 273 203 189 43 221 135 178 183 Barnet 229 274 155 707 66 -309 54 182 100 Bexley 4,064 -105 2.211 33 -95 163 -204 -188 121 Brent 1,828 301 522 49 530 -32 5 279 756 Bromley -475 234 -9 213 -136 115 15 201 164 Croydon 587 165 156 310 116 100 183 116 335 Ealing 377 200 191 56 370 171 51 324 ¦At Enfield 1,439 106 485 339 -207 314 122 -51 188 Greenwich 1.670 171 2.313 96 273 -10 298 249 67 Harrow 35 -24 112 701 -6 98 97 110 21 Havering 59 43 58 -9 46 83 64 207 182 Hillingdon 232 240 290 284 73 310 231 238 319 Hounslow 324 107 559 102 211 83 325 272 66 Kingston upon Thames 109 9 119 54 48 102 50 -9 -26 Merton 1,187 98 -140 49 18 77 75 141 96 Redbridge 136 196 610 147 -44 196 98 32 28 Richmond upon Thames 10 123 6.330 -79 -43 -12 78 -26 77 Sutton 108 90 218 155 -186 284 ^3 41 491 Waltham Forest 583 235 1,212 2.319 -25 -90 124 -127 47 Notes: Figures from 1998 to 2001 are based on counts of self-contained units only. From 2002 the stock figures include self-contained units and bed spaces. There is no change given between 2001-02 as these data are not comparable. From 2005 some general needs stock was reclassified as supported stock. This may have resulted in some of the older person stock being counted as bed spaces rather than self-contained units. Source: Tenant Services Authority’s regulatory and statistical return (for RSL stock).
Figures for RSLs include general needs, supported housing and housing for older people accommodation. Figures from 1998 to 2001 are based on counts of self-contained units only. From 2002 onwards the figures in this table are not comparable to estimates for years previous to 2002 in the table because the stock figures from 2002 onwards include social rent bed spaces as well as social rent self-contained units; estimates for years previous to 2002 are based on self-contained units only.