Housing

• According to the 2001 Census there are 94,616 dwellings in Haringey. Of those 46% are owner occupied, 20% are council rented, 10.5% are rented from a registered social landlord and 20.1% are rented from a private landlord. There are 2,446 unoccupied dwellings in Haringey, the majority of which are believed to be private sector accommodation.
• In 2005/06 1,093 households were accepted as homeless by the council. This represents approximately 54% of the homeless applications that were received (Source: Housing Data).
• At the end of 2005/06 there were just over 5,600 households living in temporary accommodation. One of the highest levels in the Country (Source: Housing Investment Programme and Housing Data)
• In 2004/05 473 properties were sold under the right to buy scheme. By comparison 262 new housing association dwellings became available for rent. (Source: 2005 Housing Investment Programme).
• It is estimated that 31% of households in Haringey are living in unsuitable housing. The most common reasons for unsuitability are major disrepair and unfitness (17,144 households) and overcrowding (6,310 households) (Source: Housing Needs Survey 2005 update).
• There are over 20,000 households registered on the council’s housing register. (Source: Haringey Council 2006).
• In 2005/06, 426 empty private sector properties were brought back into use.

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