Housing Register - Numbers and Average Waiting Times

The results of all properties advertised and allocated are published monthly.

The table below shows the number of applicants currently on the Housing Register and which band they fall into and what property size they require.

There are currently 3725 applicants on the housing register.

2973 require general needs accommodation, with 132 of these having been awarded priority.

752 applicants are registered for sheltered accommodation.

Applicants requiring General Needs Accommodation:

Band	Total	1 Bed	2 Bed	3 Bed	4 Bed
Priority Cases	75	33	21	18	3
Green (10years+)	112	30	28	47	7
Amber (2-10 years)	1546	691	451	356	48
Red (Less than 2 years)	1315	828	272	184	31
Total	2973	1549	751	587	86

Information correct at 03/06/2010

Applicants requiring Sheltered Accommodation:

Band	Total applicants	1 Bed	2 Bed
Priority Cases	57	51	6
Green (10years+)	59	51	8
Amber (2-10 years)	398	374	24
Red (Less than 2 years)	295	284	11
Total	752	709	43

The tables below provide figures for the number of properties advertised and average waiting times for general needs and sheltered properties for the period 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2010.

Please note that the average waiting times are based on those applicants without priority status

N/A = No properties of this type or no allocations were made to Applicants without priority, therefore unable to give average waiting time

General Needs Accommodation:

Property Type	Number of Allocations	Applicants With Priority	Applicants Without Priority	Average Amount of Years
1 Bed Flats	65	20	45	6.01
1B GF Flats	22	6	16	5.29
1B 1st F Flats	26	10	16	6.49
1B 2nd F Flats	6	1	5	4.67
1B 3rd F Flats	4	0	4	8.13
1B 4th F & Above Flats	7	3	4	6.15
1 Bed House	3	2	1	1.99
1 Bed Bungalow	4	1	3	4.36

Property Type	Number of Allocations	Applicants With Priority	Applicants Without Priority	Average Amount of Years
2 Bed Flats	98	5	93	3.98
2B GF Flats	28	2	26	4.52
2B 1st F Flats	26	0	26	4.87
2B 2nd F Flats	20	2	18	3.35
2B 3rd F Flats	9	1	8	2.45
2B 4th F & Above Flats	15	0	15	3.08
2 Bed Maisonettes	2	0	2	3.09
2B GF Maisonettes	0	0	0	N/A
2B 2nd F Maisonettes	2	0	2	3.08
2 Bed House	43	11	32	6.02
2B Bungalow	4	1	3	5.99

Property Type	Number of Allocations	Applicants With Priority	Applicants Without Priority	Average Amount of Years
3 Bed Flats	2	0	2	9.78
3 Bed House	39	31	8	10.95
3 Bed Maisonette	3	1	2	8.80
3 Bed Bungalow	0	0	0	N/A
4 Bed House	3	3	0	N/A

Sheltered Accommodation:

Property Type	Number of Allocations	Applicants With Priority	Applicants Without Priority	Amount of Years
GF Studio/Bedsit	9	1	8	1
1st F Studio/Flat	7	0	7	0.68
2nd F Studio/Bedsit	2	0	2	1.35
1B Flats	123	13	110	2.36
1B GF Flats	55	10	45	2.90
1st F Flats	54	1	53	1.93
2nd F & Above Flats	14	2	12	2.20
1B Bungalows	10	2	8	3.55
2B Flats	3	1	2	2.09
3B Flats	1	0	1	0.88

Average Waiting Times over the past year
Property Type	Number of Vacancies 1st April 09-31st March 2010	Average Waiting Time October 09	Average Waiting Time March 09	Average Waiting Time Oct 08
Sheltered Studio Flat	18	1.01	1.08	0.82
1 Bed Sheltered Flat	123	2.36	2.22	2.48
1 Bed Sheltered Bungalow	10	3.55	5.34	3.42
2 Bed Sheltered Flat	3	2.09	1.87	2.44
1 Bed Flat General Needs	65	6.01	5.91	5.81
2 Bed Flat General Needs	98	3.98	3.97	5.06
2 Bed Maisonette General Needs	2	3.08	3.09	7.61
2 Bed House General Needs	43	6.02	5.46	7.16
3 Bed House General Needs	39	10.95	10.43	10.29
3 Bed Maisonette General Needs	3	8.80	8.80	5.48
4 Bed General Needs	3	N/A	N/A	N/A

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