Wednesday 3 April 2013

Shelter publishes updated housing statistics for Brent

Shelter today published its detailed housing figures for the fourth quarter of 2012  LINK a selection of which are printed in the table below. The situation will become much worse as a result of benefit changes introduced from this month.

Some figures from 2011 are also relevant. Brent's working age unemployment rate in 2011 was 12.10% compared with a London average of 9.3%. In 2011 Brent had 2,370 vacant properties registered for council tax purposes. In 2011-12, 850 affordable homes were built in Brent (London 17,260)

Average weekly council rents in 2011-12 were £95.43 in Brent and £89.17 across London. In 2011 weekly housing association rents in Brent were £101.46 (London £97.46) and are set to rise towards the private level. The average price of a home in Brent in Q4 2012 was £325,000 compared with £315,000 in Q3 2011 (London average £305,000).

The home price to annual income ratio for the lower quartile of house prices and income in 2011 was Brent 11.75 and London 8.96. For all incomes and house prices  the average ratio was 10.79 Brent and 8.54 London. The annual average gross income in 2012 was £28,703 Brent and £32,509 London.


Category
Area
Q4 2011
Q4 2012
Families with children accepted as homeless
London
2398
3118

Brent
107
120
Households accepted as homeless
London
3460
4213

Brent
136
154
Households in temporary accommodation
London
35920
38856

Brent
3078
3220
Households on council waiting list
London
366613
380301

Brent
14443
16735
Households with dependent children in temporary accommodation
London
27855
28393

Brent
2620
2704
Number of children in temporary accommodation
London
54200
5490

Brent
5930
5934
Possession claims by landlords
London
10260
12163

Brent
415
589
Possession claims granted to landlords
London
6580
7780

Brent
350
477
Housing benefit claimants council and housing assn
Brent
20000
20430 (Q3 2012)
-ditto- private tenants
Brent
16820
17290 (Q3 2012)
Mean private rents
London
£1281
£1369

Brent
£1287
£1364
Median private rents
London
£1100
£1196

Brent
£1200
£1250



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