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Conservatories

Volume 496: debated on Wednesday 16 September 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many dwellings in England have a conservatory. (291274)

The latest data available is from the 2006 English House Condition Survey, which estimates there are 3.4 million dwellings (16 per cent. of the total stock) in England with a conservatory.

To count as a conservatory in the survey, the roof must be at least 75 per cent. glass or plastic and the walls must be at least 50 per cent. glass or plastic.