The following table provides estimates of the percentage of households that were overcrowded by tenure for each English region and for England for 1996-97 (three-year average 1994-95 to 1996-97). Estimates for 2007-08 (three-year average 2005-06 to 2007-08) are available in table 1.15 of “Housing in England 2007-08”, which is available on the Department’s website at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/statistics/pdf/1346249.pdf
A three-year average is used due to small sample sizes. Estimates are based on data from the Survey of English Housing and overcrowding is defined according to the bedroom standard.
Percentage of households overcrowded Average 1994-95 to 1996-97 Owner occupiers Social renters Private renters All tenures North East 1.7 2.4 4.4 2.1 North West 2.2 4.6 3.2 2.8 Yorks and Humber 1.5 2.8 3.2 2.0 East Midlands 1.5 4.0 2.0 2.1 West Midlands 2.5 4.2 2.0 2.8 East 1.1 3.7 1.3 1.6 London 3.0 9.9 5.3 5.3 South East 1.0 4.5 2.8 1.8 South West 0.8 4.2 1.9 1.5 England 1.7 4.9 3.1 2.6 1 Due to small sample sizes a three-year average is used. Source: Survey of English Housing.
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