English Housing Survey: Headline Report 2010-11

The report was published by the CLG on 9 February and included the following highlights:
*Average weekly rents in the private rented sector continued to be well above those in the social rented sector (£160 per week compared to £79).
*63% of households in the social rented sector were in receipt of Housing Benefit, compared with only 25% of those in the private rented sector.
*The long term upward trend in the proportion of households experiencing overcrowding in both rented sectors appeared to continue (7% for social renters and 6% for private renters in 2010-11).
*The energy efficiency of the housing stock continued to improve, with the average SAP rating reaching 55 in 2010. The social sector continued to be more energy efficient on average than the private sector.
*The proportion of dwellings with damp problems reduced from 13% in 1996 to 7% in 2010. Private rented dwellings were more likely than those in other tenures to experience damp problems, partly as they are more likely to be older stock.
Download a copy of the report from the CLG website.