Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

Appendix A4 Health and housingAppendix A4 Health and housingA4.1 IntroductionThe survey estimates that there are 4,839 households in which the health of a household member issuffering because of the condition of the home. This appendix briefly examines the characteristicsof these households in an attempt to identify any factors that are particularly prevalent.A4.2 TenureThe table below shows the housing tenures of households in which the health of a householdmember is suffering because of the condition of the home, in comparison to the tenure profile ofother households in the City.The table indicates that ‘ill health’ households are much more likely to be living in social rentedaccommodation and are less likely to be living in private rented accommodation. Only 10.4% of ‘illhealth’ households live in private rented accommodation compared to 35.4% of other households inCity of Westminster. ‘Ill health’ households are over twice as likely as other households to beresident in the social rented sector.TenureTable A4.1 Tenure of households whose home condition is causing ill healthHouseholds suffering fromill healthNumber ofhouseholds% ofhouseholdsRemaining households inCity of WestminsterNumber ofhouseholds% ofhouseholdsOwner-occupied (no mortgage) 878 18.1% 20,789 19.3%Owner-occupied (with mortgage) 1,128 23.3% 26,323 24.5%Council 823 17.0% 11,374 10.6%RSL 1,505 31.1% 10,972 10.2%Private rented 504 10.4% 38,098 35.4%TOTAL 4,839 100.0% 107,556 100.0%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006A4.3 Dwelling characteristicsThe table below shows the type of accommodation inhabited by households in which the health of ahousehold member is suffering because of the condition of the home.PAGE 183