English Housing Survey 2009-10 Household Report

The Department for Communities and Local Government has published the English Housing Survey (EHS) Household Report 2009-10. This is the detailed report of findings from the survey relating to households, and builds on results reported in the EHS Headline Report published in February 2011. The EHS began in April 2008 bringing together two former DCLG housing surveys - the English House Condition Survey and the Survey of English Housing. Some key points;
*Some 67 per cent of the 21.6 million households in England in 2009-10 were owner-occupiers, 17 per cent were social renters, and 16 per cent were private renters.
*The average weekly rent in 2009-10 was £156 for private renters, compared with £75 for social renters.
*33 per cent of private renters had lived in their home for less than a year, compared to 2 per cent of owner-occupiers and 8 per cent of social renters.
Download a copy of the report from the CLG website.