Housing

Housing Research Notes are a series of analytical reports from the Greater London Authority focusing on individual issues of relevance to housing policy in London.  The most recent Housing Research Note (published in November 2023) estimates the annual cost to the NHS of homes in poor condition in London. It also estimates the cost of repairing all the homes in London that are...

Data for 2011 and 2021 for wards in London

Building affordable and council homes is a priority for the Mayor in tackling London's housing crisis and a key component of the London Housing Strategy. The GLA Housing team monitor a range of housing statistics produced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and this spreadsheet contains a section from the Affordable Housing Open Data. This data...

This page hosts the results of analysis carried out by the Greater London Authority of English Housing Survey microdata, including figures that have been referred to in Mayoral press releases.

Revised details of the level of council tax set by local authorities in England for 2012-13 were announced on 9 May 2012. Council tax can be measured in ‘Band D’ or in ‘per dwelling’ terms. Band D has historically been used as the standard for comparing council tax levels between and across local authorities, as this measure is not affected by...

This dashboard provides details of residential commencements (starts) from the Planning London Datahub (PLD). The data on the datahub is supplied by applicants and Planning Authorities. Due to the nature of how it is collected and assimilated, it is not checked for quality as it is received, and as such may require to be amended as data quality reviews are completed and specific...

Planning decisions by: type of development, speed of decision, type and speed, major or minor and enforcement actions. Regional figures are rounded and do not necessarily sum to the independently rounded national figures. Speed of Decision: Figures exclude 'county matters' decisions. The percentages do not relate directly to the total number of decisions taken, as some applications (eg. an application for a...

This spreadsheet contains: the total number of net additional dwellings from all sources, Total number of dwellings, and Average dwelling size (persons per dwelling)   Net additional dwellings includes conversions, change of use, and other reasons, minus demolitions and all dwellings estimates. The net additional data is by borough since 2004/05 and total dwellings estimate is since 2001. More...

Statistics on mortgage and landlord possession actions in the county courts of England and Wales, since 2003. Quarterly Mortgage and landlord possession statistics from Ministry of Justice are available here. Figures represent court actions for possession and not actual homes repossessed. Repossessions can occur without a court order being made, while not all court orders result in repossession taking place. The data...

The GLA Population Yield Calculator is a tool for estimating population yield from new housing development. The calculator provides users with an indication of the possible number and age of children that could be expected to live in a new housing development of a given bedroom or tenure mix. Please see the calculator’s methodology document for further details and...