Social and affordable rented dwellings, England (31 March 2025)

4.2million dwellings

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Dwelling stock estimates, England: 31 March 2025 reports social and affordable rented dwellings, England (31 March 2025) of 4.2million dwellings for 1 September 2026.

Taken from the source, last 23 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC · Source · Receipt

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• Andy Burnham on social housing and waiting lists, 1 September 2026

  Andy Burnham said: “we have a public housing stock that has 1.5 million fewer homes than in the ’80s and ’90s, and we now have 1.5 million people on housing waiting lists up and down the country.” This page repeats what Ministry of Housing reports.

  Andy Burnham · week of 2026-10-23

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