• Between 1971 and 2003 the number of dwellings in Great Britain increased by one third, to 25 million. (Figure 10.1)
• The number of owner-occupied dwellings in Great Britain increased by 44 per cent between 1981 and 2003, while the number of rented dwellings fell by 17 per cent. (Figure 10.5) Latest information on housing tenure
• In 2003/04, 50 per cent of lone parents with dependent children in the United Kingdom rented their home from the social sector, compared with only 15 per cent of couples with dependent children. (Table 10.8)
• The number of homeless households in England living in temporary accommodation more than doubled between March 1997 and March 2004, from 41,000 to 97,000. (Figure 10.12)
• In 2003 the average price of a dwelling in the United Kingdom was almost £155,500, 16 per cent higher than in 2002. (Table 10.21)
• The average private sector rent (after housing benefit) in England doubled between 1993/94 and 2003/04, while the average local authority rent increased by 47 per cent. (Figure 10.24)
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