Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

Westminster – Housing Needs Assessment 2006Number of persons in householdTable A9.2 Size of social rented householdsNumber ofhouseholdsCouncil% ofhouseholdsNumber ofhouseholdsRSL% ofhouseholdsOne 7,045 57.8% 6,342 50.8%Two 2,335 19.1% 3,015 24.2%Three 1,289 10.6% 2,212 17.7%Four 942 7.7% 712 5.7%Five 349 2.9% 139 1.1%Six or more 237 1.9% 57 0.5%TOTAL 12,197 100.0% 12,477 100.0%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006A9.4 EthnicityThe table below shows the ethnicity of households within social rented accommodation. The resultsclearly indicate that these households are most likely to be headed by someone White – British,followed by White – Irish.Number of persons in householdTable A9.3 Ethnic origin of social rented householdsNumber ofhouseholdsCouncil% ofhouseholdsNumber ofhouseholdsRSL% ofhouseholdsWhite - British 8,017 65.7% 7,839 62.8%White - Irish 1,386 11.4% 1,291 10.3%White - Other 460 3.8% 629 5.0%Mixed 294 2.4% 256 2.1%Asian or Asian British 442 3.6% 233 1.9%Black or Black British - African 507 4.2% 1,080 8.7%Black or Black British - Other 391 3.2% 621 5.0%Arab 622 5.1% 382 3.1%Any other ethnic group 79 0.6% 147 1.2%TOTAL 12,197 100.0% 12,477 100.0%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006A9.5 Overcrowding/under-occupationThe table below shows the incidence of overcrowding and under-occupation in households withinsocial rented accommodation. The results show that these households in Council accommodationare much more likely to be overcrowded than those in RSL accommodation.PAGE 216