Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

Westminster – Housing Needs Assessment 2006Figure 4.1 Dwelling type by tenureOwner-occupied (no mortgage)Owner-occupied (with mortgage)CouncilRSLPrivate rented0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%Detached Semi-detached Terraced Purpose built flat Other flatSource: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 20064.3 Household typeThe table below shows the household type breakdown in the City. The survey estimates that justunder a fifth of households are pensioner only, and that only 16.2% of households contain children.The most common household type is single non-pensioner. The data reveals that 2.6% ofhouseholds are lone parent households.Household typeTable 4.2 Household typeNumber ofhouseholds% of householdsSingle pensioner 15,914 14.2%2 or more pensioners 3,938 3.5%Single non-pensioner 39,032 34.7%2 or more adults, no children 35,328 31.4%Lone parent 2,896 2.6%2+ adults, 1 child 7,483 6.7%2+ adults, 2+ children 7,805 6.9%TOTAL 112,395 100.0%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006PAGE 36