Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

4. Current Housing in the City of Westminster4. Current Housing in the City of Westminster4.1 IntroductionThis chapter sets out some of the main findings from the survey of local households. Throughoutthe analysis tabulations are made along with tenure (shown in the previous chapter).4.2 Type of housingThe table below shows current accommodation types in the City. The table shows that 11.4% ofhouseholds live in houses or bungalows, whilst 88.6% live in flats. The main house type in the Cityis a purpose built flat. Additionally, just 80 households stated that they were living in a bungalow.Dwelling typeTable 4.1 Dwelling typeNumber ofhouseholds% of householdsDetached house/bungalow* 747 0.7%Semi-detached house/bungalow 2,804 2.5%Terraced house/bungalow 9,166 8.2%Purpose-built flat/maisonette 68,089 60.5%Other flat/maisonette** 31,588 28.1%TOTAL 112,395 100.0%* Includes mobile homes**Other flat/maisonette includes flats that are part of a converted or shared house and flats in a commercialbuildingSource: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006By tenure a clear trend emerges with households living in owner-occupation more likely to live inhouses/bungalows. There are relatively few houses/bungalows outside of the owner-occupied tenuregroup. The rented sector has a higher proportion of flats that are part of a converted or shared houseand flats in a commercial building.PAGE 35