There have been changes in housing tenure in Waltham Forest since 1991, with more rented and fewer owner occupied homes. 58.9% of households are owner occupied in 2001, compared to 61.5% in 1991. 41.1% of households are rented in 2001, compared to 38.5% in 1991.
Housing rented from the Council has fallen from 21% of all households in 1991 to 15.5% in 2001, now 13,956 households. Renting from a housing association or registered social landlord has increased from 4% in 1991 to 8.3% in 2001, (7,437 households), and another 15% of households are privately rented (13,256 households). The average household size was 2.43 persons in 1991, and is now down a small amount to 2.41 persons in 2001.
The amenities of the 89,788 households in Waltham Forest have improved since 1991. The proportion of housing with central heating has risen from 72% in 1991 to 87.7% in 2001. However, Waltham Forest has the highest percentage in Greater London of households without central heating (12.3%), a total of 11,012 households. The proportion with shared use of bath, shower or toilet has fallen from 3.7% to 1.07% in 2001, 963 households. 22% of all households have their lowest floor on the first floor or above, 19,455 households, but only 1% are above the 5th floor. The average for London is 30% of households with their lowest floor above ground level. 14,408 households are estimated to be overcrowded (16.1%). This is similar to the London average of 17.3% households that are overcrowded.
Statistics
Census 2001 Households by tenure and amenities
For further detailed statistics about Waltham Forest and other small area statistics please see Waltham Forest Stats.
