The following table provides the information requested:
Non-decent dwellings Total stock Percentage non-decent North East 72,000 274,000 26 North West 94,000 576,000 16 Yorkshire and the Humber 104,000 424,000 24 East Midlands 53,000 305,000 17 West Midlands 62,000 424,000 15 East of England 54,000 387,000 14 London 175,000 786,000 22 South East 58,000 483,000 12 South West 41,000 306,000 13 England 714,000 3,965,000 18 Source: Annual returns, from all LAs that retain social housing stock, to Communities and Local Government and annual return from registered social landlords.
Landlord statistical returns show that the 18 per cent. of the social housing stock is non-decent compared to 38 per cent. in 2002.
The cost per house of meeting the decent homes standard varies across the country and the Department does not collect that information. Some landlords are refurbishing the houses in their area above the decent homes standard. Any higher local standard, and how that is to be achieved, will be determined by local circumstances and the level of resources that can be delivered into the programme locally. The Government expect over £40 billion to have been spent on refurbishing council houses by 2010.