• Between 1971 and 2004 the number of dwellings in Great Britain increased by 35 per cent, to 25.3 million. (Figure 10.1)
• In 2004 London had the highest proportion of new dwellings built on previously-developed land (excluding conversions), at 94 per cent. The region with the lowest proportion was the East Midlands, at 52 per cent. (Figure 10.4)
• Between 1999/2000 and 2003/04 the number of UK households that owned second homes abroad increased by 45 per cent to reach almost 257,000. Almost half of these homes were located in Spain and France. (Table 10.8)
• Between March 2003 and March 2005 the total number of homeless households in England living in B&B hotels fell by 45 per cent to 6,800. (Figure 10.12)
• In 2003, 36 per cent of vulnerable households in England were living in non-decent homes, compared with 55 per cent in 1996. (Page 155)
• In 2004 annual house price inflation was highest in the North East at 26 per cent, although average property prices here were still lower than in any other region of England. (Table 10.21)
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