Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

4. Current Housing in the City of WestminsterTable 4.17 Where households would like and expect to moveLocation of next home Like ExpectCity of Westminster 61.3% 47.5%Kensington & Chelsea 6.6% 0.7%Camden 2.8% 6.5%Bromley 2.2% 2.1%Tower Hamlets 1.5% 1.5%Hammersmith & Fulham 1.3% 1.3%Lewisham 1.3% 1.0%Islington 1.3% 8.0%Merton 0.7% 0.9%Lambeth 0.7% 0.1%Greenwich 0.4% 0.4%Brent 0.4% 0.0%Harrow 0.3% 0.0%Richmond Upon Thames 0.2% 0.6%Ealing 0.2% 0.0%Barnet 0.1% 0.4%Barking & Dagenham 0.1% 0.1%Kingston Upon Thames 0.1% 0.1%Hackney 0.0% 10.0%Newham 0.0% 0.0%Elsewhere in the South East 1.9% 2.0%Elsewhere in the UK 0.7% 0.7%Abroad 16.0% 16.0%TOTAL 100.0% 100.0%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006Households were similarly asked about what tenure they would both like and expect to move to,with the results shown below. The results suggest that around half of all households would like tomove to owner-occupation; however only 29.6% expect this type of accommodation. Morehouseholds say they expect to rent in the private sector than would like to.PAGE 49