Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

Appendix A4 Health and housingA4.7 Overcrowding/under-occupationThe table below shows the incidence of overcrowding and under-occupation in households in whichthe health of a household member is suffering because of the condition of the home. The resultsshow that ‘ill health’ households are over four times more likely to be overcrowded than other Cityof Westminster households. They are also much less likely to be under-occupied.Table A4.8 Overcrowding/under-occupancy and households whose home condition iscausing ill healthOvercrowding/under-occupationHouseholds suffering fromill healthNumber ofhouseholds% ofhouseholdsRemaining households inCity of WestminsterNumber ofhouseholds% ofhouseholdsOvercrowded 485 10.0% 2,566 2.4%Neither overcrowded nor under-occupied 3,858 79.7% 82,045 76.3%Under-occupied 496 10.3% 22,945 21.3%TOTAL 4,839 100.0% 107,556 100.0%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006A4.8 SummaryThe 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 examined the characteristicsof these households and found that these households are likely to:• reside in the social rented sector• inhabit a non-purpose built flat• live in the North and South sub-areas• be large (contain three or more people)• be lone parent households• contain a support needs member• be headed by a non-White person• be overcrowded.PAGE 187