Empty council-owned homes by council, England

The number of empty homes councils own in each of England's 296 council areas, with its regions and England, at the 31st of March in the latest two years, from MHCLG's Live Table 615.

England

34,596

31 Mar 2025

Verified against source, 4 November 2026, 00:18 UTC

Empty council-owned homes by council, England

31 Mar 2025
31 Mar 2024

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In order

Ranked by the hub 31 Mar 2025

Every place, the highest figure first. The number before each is the hub's own position in the list, not the publisher's: equal figures share one, marked =.

1Southwark1,285
2Birmingham1,177
3Haringey1,033
4Camden951
5Newcastle upon Tyne883
6Leeds811
=7Ealing757
=7Kirklees757
9Sheffield, its area before 1 April 2025717
10Nottingham712
11Kingston upon Hull, City of688
12Newham671
13Gateshead572
14Sandwell567
15Lambeth543
16Barking and Dagenham536
17Westminster462
18Enfield457
19Chesterfield455
20Wigan450
21Islington444
22Charnwood435
23Dudley403
24Leicester401
25East Riding of Yorkshire396
26Brent391
27Woking363
28Milton Keynes361
=29Barnsley, its area before 1 April 2025340
=29Southampton340
31North Yorkshire329
32Stoke-on-Trent326
33Swindon322
34Northumberland308
35Croydon295
36Wandsworth291
37Hounslow288
38Wolverhampton280
=39Bristol, City of272
=39Greenwich272
41Guildford270
42Waltham Forest263
43Bassetlaw253
44Kingston upon Thames243
45South Tyneside235
46Cornwall228
47Doncaster218
48Central Bedfordshire215
49Rotherham208
50Hammersmith and Fulham206
51Mansfield205
=52Canterbury201
=52Hillingdon201
54West Lancashire196
55Warwick195
56Kensington and Chelsea193
57Manchester191
58East Suffolk190
59Somerset188
60Lewisham183
61Welwyn Hatfield180
62Newark and Sherwood169
63Harrow168
64Derby167
65Harlow165
=66Hackney159
=66York159
68Basildon158
=69North East Derbyshire156
=69Norwich156
71Cambridge154
72Tower Hamlets151
73Darlington150
=74Barnet149
=74Cheltenham149
76South Kesteven144
77North Northamptonshire139
78Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole137
79Blackpool133
80Brighton and Hove131
=81Adur128
=81North West Leicestershire128
83Portsmouth121
=84Bolsover120
=84North Kesteven120
86Stroud118
87Lincoln116
88South Cambridgeshire115
89Havering110
=90Reading108
=90St Albans108
=92Oxford107
=92West Northamptonshire107
94Lancaster105
95Bury104
=96Liverpool103
=96Uttlesford103
98Tendring101
99Stevenage98
=100Nuneaton and Bedworth96
=100Southend-on-Sea96
102Thurrock95
103Fareham94
104Exeter91
105Waverley90
106Solihull88
107North Tyneside83
108Slough80
=109Mid Devon76
=109Wokingham76
111Ashfield75
112Wiltshire71
113Bexley70
114Lewes69
115South Derbyshire68
=116Cheshire West and Chester67
=116Epping Forest67
=116Shropshire67
119Eastbourne66
120Arun65
121East Devon61
=122Ashford60
=122Broxtowe60
=122Westmorland and Furness60
125Hinckley and Bosworth59
=126Colchester56
=126Oldham56
=128Dacorum55
=128Havant55
130Wealden54
=131Medway50
=131Redditch50
133Great Yarmouth48
=134High Peak47
=134Runnymede47
=136Sefton46
=136Thanet46
=138Dover44
=138Hastings44
140Winchester43
141Crawley41
=142North Warwickshire40
=142Rugby40
=144Brentwood39
=144Melton39
=144Mid Suffolk39
=144Sutton39
=148Cannock Chase38
=148Dartford38
150Tandridge36
151New Forest35
152Peterborough34
=153Gosport31
=153Gravesham31
155Babergh30
=156Ipswich28
=156South Holland28
=158Castle Point24
=158Dorset24
=158Rochdale24
=161City of London22
=161Folkestone and Hythe22
=161Luton22
=164Burnley21
=164Stockport21
166Maidstone20
167Redbridge19
168South Hams18
169West Devon15
170Wakefield14
=171Chelmsford13
=171Hartlepool13
173Cheshire East12
=174Middlesbrough9
=174Sunderland9
=176Broxbourne8
=176Oadby and Wigston8
=176Spelthorne8
=176West Berkshire8
=180Horsham7
=180Mid Sussex7
=180North Lincolnshire7
=183Tonbridge and Malling6
=183West Suffolk6
=185Elmbridge5
=185King's Lynn and West Norfolk5
=185South Gloucestershire5
=185Torbay5
=185Walsall5
=185Watford5
=191Braintree4
=191Cherwell4
=191Derbyshire Dales4
=191Isle of Wight4
=191Salford4
=191Tamworth4
=191Vale of White Horse4
=198Bradford3
=198Coventry3
=198Herefordshire, County of3
=198Merton3
=198Wirral3
=203Bath and North East Somerset2
=203Chorley2
=203Reigate and Banstead2
=203South Staffordshire2
=203Stratford-on-Avon2
=203Worcester2
=209Cumberland1
=209Eastleigh1
=209Mole Valley1
=209North Hertfordshire1
=209North Norfolk1
=209Pendle1
=209Ribble Valley1
=209South Oxfordshire1
=209Teignbridge1
=209Wychavon1
=219Amber Valley0
=219Basingstoke and Deane0
=219Bedford0
=219Blaby0
=219Blackburn with Darwen0
=219Bolton0
=219Boston0
=219Bracknell Forest0
=219Breckland0
=219Broadland0
=219Bromley0
=219Bromsgrove0
=219Buckinghamshire0
=219Calderdale0
=219Chichester0
=219Cotswold0
=219County Durham0
=219East Cambridgeshire0
=219East Hampshire0
=219East Hertfordshire0
=219East Lindsey0
=219East Staffordshire0
=219Epsom and Ewell0
=219Erewash0
=219Fenland0
=219Forest of Dean0
=219Fylde0
=219Gedling0
=219Gloucester0
=219Halton0
=219Harborough0
=219Hart0
=219Hertsmere0
=219Huntingdonshire0
=219Hyndburn0
=219Isles of Scilly0
=219Knowsley0
=219Lichfield0
=219Maldon0
=219Malvern Hills0
=219Newcastle-under-Lyme0
=219North Devon0
=219North East Lincolnshire0
=219North Somerset0
=219Plymouth0
=219Preston0
=219Redcar and Cleveland0
=219Richmond upon Thames0
=219Rochford0
=219Rossendale0
=219Rother0
=219Rushcliffe0
=219Rushmoor0
=219Rutland0
=219Sevenoaks0
=219South Norfolk0
=219South Ribble0
=219St. Helens0
=219Stafford0
=219Staffordshire Moorlands0
=219Stockton-on-Tees0
=219Surrey Heath0
=219Swale0
=219Tameside0
=219Telford and Wrekin0
=219Test Valley0
=219Tewkesbury0
=219Three Rivers0
=219Torridge0
=219Trafford0
=219Tunbridge Wells0
=219Warrington0
=219West Lindsey0
=219West Oxfordshire0
=219Windsor and Maidenhead0
=219Worthing0
=219Wyre0
=219Wyre Forest0

No figure published for Barnsley (given under its old code, E08000016), Sheffield (given under its old code, E08000019).

Counts follow the size of the place, so the largest places tend to come first.

Data table

306 rows

Area	31 Mar 2025	31 Mar 2024
Southwark E09000028	1,285	1,238
Birmingham E08000025	1,177	1,057
Haringey E09000014	1,033	628
Camden E09000007	951	811
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	883	955
Leeds E08000035	811	954
Kirklees E08000034	757	647
Ealing E09000009	757	1,230
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	717	930
Nottingham E06000018	712	564
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	688	595
Newham E09000025	671	648
Gateshead E08000037	572	636
Sandwell E08000028	567	395
Lambeth E09000022	543	679
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	536	437
Westminster E09000033	462	780
Enfield E09000010	457	312
Chesterfield E07000034	455	413
Wigan E08000010	450	476
Islington E09000019	444	382
Charnwood E07000130	435	497
Dudley E08000027	403	670
Leicester E06000016	401	506
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	396	336
Brent E09000005	391	445
Woking E07000217	363	349
Milton Keynes E06000042	361	263
Southampton E06000045	340	356
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	340	302
North Yorkshire E06000065	329	186
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	326	220
Swindon E06000030	322	306
Northumberland E06000057	308	341
Croydon E09000008	295	247
Wandsworth E09000032	291	383
Hounslow E09000018	288	280
Wolverhampton E08000031	280	243
Bristol, City of E06000023	272	326
Greenwich E09000011	272	292
Guildford E07000209	270	278
Waltham Forest E09000031	263	331
Bassetlaw E07000171	253	233
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	243	205
South Tyneside E08000023	235	262
Cornwall E06000052	228	268
Doncaster E08000017	218	127
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	215	164
Rotherham E08000018	208	222
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	206	294
Mansfield E07000174	205	90
Canterbury E07000106	201	82
Hillingdon E09000017	201	227
West Lancashire E07000127	196	125
Warwick E07000222	195	178
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	193	215
Manchester E08000003	191	165
East Suffolk E07000244	190	118
Somerset E06000066	188	225
Lewisham E09000023	183	110
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	180	180
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	169	96
Harrow E09000015	168	91
Derby E06000015	167	142
Harlow E07000073	165	113
York E06000014	159	158
Hackney E09000012	159	116
Basildon E07000066	158	191
North East Derbyshire E07000038	156	139
Norwich E07000148	156	206
Cambridge E07000008	154	164
Tower Hamlets E09000030	151	375
Darlington E06000005	150	94
Cheltenham E07000078	149	74
Barnet E09000003	149	85
South Kesteven E07000141	144	109
North Northamptonshire E06000061	139	139
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	137	117
Blackpool E06000009	133	103
Brighton and Hove E06000043	131	131
North West Leicestershire E07000134	128	78
Adur E07000223	128	153
Portsmouth E06000044	121	131
Bolsover E07000033	120	167
North Kesteven E07000139	120	65
Stroud E07000082	118	125
Lincoln E07000138	116	93
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	115	60
Havering E09000016	110	174
Reading E06000038	108	115
St Albans E07000240	108	87
West Northamptonshire E06000062	107	89
Oxford E07000178	107	126
Lancaster E07000121	105	85
Bury E08000002	104	81
Uttlesford E07000077	103	77
Liverpool E08000012	103	133
Tendring E07000076	101	43
Stevenage E07000243	98	154
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	96	162
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	96	33
Thurrock E06000034	95	116
Fareham E07000087	94	63
Exeter E07000041	91	97
Waverley E07000216	90	94
Solihull E08000029	88	111
North Tyneside E08000022	83	101
Slough E06000039	80	169
Wokingham E06000041	76	57
Mid Devon E07000042	76	75
Ashfield E07000170	75	60
Wiltshire E06000054	71	110
Bexley E09000004	70	20
Lewes E07000063	69	69
South Derbyshire E07000039	68	79
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	67	52
Shropshire E06000051	67	59
Epping Forest E07000072	67	66
Eastbourne E07000061	66	75
Arun E07000224	65	78
East Devon E07000040	61	138
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	60	63
Ashford E07000105	60	78
Broxtowe E07000172	60	56
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	59	42
Colchester E07000071	56	64
Oldham E08000004	56	54
Havant E07000090	55	39
Dacorum E07000096	55	76
Wealden E07000065	54	46
Medway E06000035	50	42
Redditch E07000236	50	47
Great Yarmouth E07000145	48	25
High Peak E07000037	47	59
Runnymede E07000212	47	58
Thanet E07000114	46	48
Sefton E08000014	46	0
Hastings E07000062	44	26
Dover E07000108	44	58
Winchester E07000094	43	38
Crawley E07000226	41	57
North Warwickshire E07000218	40	39
Rugby E07000220	40	105
Brentwood E07000068	39	97
Melton E07000133	39	46
Mid Suffolk E07000203	39	43
Sutton E09000029	39	67
Dartford E07000107	38	33
Cannock Chase E07000192	38	35
Tandridge E07000215	36	48
New Forest E07000091	35	83
Peterborough E06000031	34	44
Gosport E07000088	31	36
Gravesham E07000109	31	84
Babergh E07000200	30	42
South Holland E07000140	28	32
Ipswich E07000202	28	18
Dorset E06000059	24	36
Castle Point E07000069	24	14
Rochdale E08000005	24	8
Luton E06000032	22	21
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	22	21
City of London E09000001	22	42
Burnley E07000117	21	23
Stockport E08000007	21	9
Maidstone E07000110	20	0
Redbridge E09000026	19	59
South Hams E07000044	18	0
West Devon E07000047	15	13
Wakefield E08000036	14	9
Hartlepool E06000001	13	17
Chelmsford E07000070	13	24
Cheshire East E06000049	12	10
Middlesbrough E06000002	9	6
Sunderland E08000024	9	7
West Berkshire E06000037	8	0
Broxbourne E07000095	8	4
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	8	6
Spelthorne E07000213	8	3
North Lincolnshire E06000013	7	8
Horsham E07000227	7	1
Mid Sussex E07000228	7	1
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	6	3
West Suffolk E07000245	6	10
South Gloucestershire E06000025	5	2
Torbay E06000027	5	0
Watford E07000103	5	2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	5	2
Elmbridge E07000207	5	0
Walsall E08000030	5	0
Isle of Wight E06000046	4	8
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	4	1
Braintree E07000067	4	3
Cherwell E07000177	4	4
Vale of White Horse E07000180	4	0
Tamworth E07000199	4	10
Salford E08000006	4	6
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	3	0
Wirral E08000015	3	4
Coventry E08000026	3	6
Bradford E08000032	3	14
Merton E09000024	3	2
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	2	0
Chorley E07000118	2	7
South Staffordshire E07000196	2	0
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	2	0
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	2	3
Worcester E07000237	2	9
Cumberland E06000063	1	1
Teignbridge E07000045	1	0
Eastleigh E07000086	1	4
North Hertfordshire E07000099	1	0
Pendle E07000122	1	1
Ribble Valley E07000124	1	0
North Norfolk E07000147	1	5
South Oxfordshire E07000179	1	0
Mole Valley E07000210	1	0
Wychavon E07000238	1	3
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	0	0
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	0	0
Halton E06000006	0	0
Warrington E06000007	0	0
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	0	0
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	0	0
Rutland E06000017	0	0
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	0	0
North Somerset E06000024	0	0
Plymouth E06000026	0	0
Bracknell Forest E06000036	0	2
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	0	0
County Durham E06000047	0	0
Isles of Scilly E06000053	0	0
Bedford E06000055	0	0
Buckinghamshire E06000060	0	0
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	0	0
Fenland E07000010	0	24
Huntingdonshire E07000011	0	0
Amber Valley E07000032	0	0
Erewash E07000036	0	0
North Devon E07000043	0	4
Torridge E07000046	0	0
Rother E07000064	0	9
Maldon E07000074	0	0
Rochford E07000075	0	0
Cotswold E07000079	0	0
Forest of Dean E07000080	0	1
Gloucester E07000081	0	0
Tewkesbury E07000083	0	0
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	0	0
East Hampshire E07000085	0	0
Hart E07000089	0	0
Rushmoor E07000092	0	0
Test Valley E07000093	0	0
Hertsmere E07000098	0	0
Three Rivers E07000102	0	2
Sevenoaks E07000111	0	0
Swale E07000113	0	0
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	0	0
Fylde E07000119	0	0
Hyndburn E07000120	0	0
Preston E07000123	0	0
Rossendale E07000125	0	0
South Ribble E07000126	0	0
Wyre E07000128	0	0
Blaby E07000129	0	0
Harborough E07000131	0	0
Boston E07000136	0	0
East Lindsey E07000137	0	0
West Lindsey E07000142	0	0
Breckland E07000143	0	0
Broadland E07000144	0	0
South Norfolk E07000149	0	0
Gedling E07000173	0	0
Rushcliffe E07000176	0	0
West Oxfordshire E07000181	0	0
East Staffordshire E07000193	0	0
Lichfield E07000194	0	1
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	0	0
Stafford E07000197	0	0
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	0	1
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	0	0
Surrey Heath E07000214	0	0
Chichester E07000225	0	4
Worthing E07000229	0	0
Bromsgrove E07000234	0	0
Malvern Hills E07000235	0	0
Wyre Forest E07000239	0	0
East Hertfordshire E07000242	0	0
Bolton E08000001	0	0
Tameside E08000008	0	0
Trafford E08000009	0	0
Knowsley E08000011	0	4
St. Helens E08000013	0	1
Calderdale E08000033	0	0
Bromley E09000006	0	14
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	0	0
Barnsley E08000038	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Sheffield E08000039	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019
North East	2,262	2,419
North West	1,601	1,411
Yorkshire and The Humber	4,647	4,488
East Midlands	4,215	3,801
West Midlands	3,389	3,225
East of England	2,419	2,421
London	10,855	11,219
South East	3,425	3,423
South West	1,783	1,917
England	34,596	34,324

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Notes

Empty council-owned homes counted where they stand, at the 31st of March, from councils' housing returns. Where a council sent no return, MHCLG carries over its previous year's figure; its housing statistics' open data list them. A council that transferred its homes to a housing association has none or few.