Empty housing association homes by council, England

The number of empty general needs homes owned by housing associations with over 1,000 homes, in each of England's 296 council areas, with its regions and England, in the latest two years, from MHCLG's Live Table 615.

England

36,885

2025

Verified against source, 4 November 2026, 00:30 UTC

Empty housing association homes by council, England

2025
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 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 =.

1Rochdale826
2Liverpool726
3County Durham709
4Tower Hamlets707
5Birmingham699
6Bolton602
7Manchester528
8Sunderland519
9Middlesbrough485
10North Yorkshire478
11Stockton-on-Tees455
12Walsall446
13King's Lynn and West Norfolk423
14Preston406
15Sefton405
16Coventry401
17Wakefield392
18Calderdale391
19Cumberland376
=20Bexley361
=20Hammersmith and Fulham361
22Herefordshire, County of339
23Salford324
=24Greenwich323
=24Wiltshire323
26Plymouth317
27Redcar and Cleveland313
28Bromley303
29Bradford298
30Lambeth294
31Lewisham290
32Camden289
33Kensington and Chelsea286
34Shropshire272
35Trafford270
36Barnet267
37Cheshire West and Chester257
38North East Lincolnshire246
39Northumberland243
40Cornwall241
41Tameside236
42Leeds233
43Buckinghamshire230
44Cheshire East229
=45Basingstoke and Deane226
=45Peterborough226
=45Wirral226
48Islington225
49Newham224
50South Gloucestershire221
51Croydon216
52Halton215
53Hackney213
54Warrington211
55Braintree209
56North Northamptonshire208
57Wandsworth206
58Somerset203
59Waltham Forest202
60Brent193
=61Maidstone186
=61Tonbridge and Malling186
=63Dorset185
=63Southwark185
65Westminster183
66Merton182
67Ealing181
68North Somerset180
69Gateshead175
=70Barking and Dagenham174
=70St. Helens174
72Sheffield, its area before 1 April 2025172
73West Northamptonshire170
=74Bristol, City of168
=74Hartlepool168
76Telford and Wrekin166
77Leicester165
78East Suffolk164
79Stafford160
80Chelmsford158
81Knowsley155
82Hastings153
83Oldham149
=84Enfield148
=84Mid Sussex148
=84Thanet148
87South Tyneside147
88Swale146
89Wychavon145
=90Bedford143
=90Medway143
92Spelthorne138
93Cherwell136
=94Central Bedfordshire132
=94North Lincolnshire132
=96Blackburn with Darwen130
=96Huntingdonshire130
=96Richmond upon Thames130
99West Suffolk126
100Hertsmere125
101Vale of White Horse121
102Stratford-on-Avon119
=103Gloucester115
=103South Staffordshire115
=105Fenland114
=105Warwick114
107Nottingham113
108East Lindsey112
=109East Cambridgeshire110
=109East Hertfordshire110
=109Kingston upon Hull, City of110
=109Newcastle upon Tyne110
=109Wyre Forest110
114Erewash109
=115Breckland107
=115Harrow107
117Haringey106
118Hounslow105
119Test Valley103
=120Chorley101
=120Havering101
122South Norfolk100
=123Hillingdon99
=123Norwich99
125Wolverhampton97
=126Redbridge96
=126Tunbridge Wells96
128Basildon95
129Horsham94
130West Berkshire91
131North Hertfordshire90
=132South Hams89
=132Wigan89
134West Oxfordshire88
135Harlow87
136Bath and North East Somerset85
137Stoke-on-Trent84
138Reigate and Banstead82
139Exeter81
140Sandwell80
=141Cambridge77
=141East Staffordshire77
=141Tewkesbury77
=144Three Rivers76
=144Wealden76
=146Colchester74
=146Kirklees74
=146Worcester74
=149Milton Keynes73
=149Mole Valley73
=151Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole71
=151Torbay71
=153Bracknell Forest70
=153Pendle70
155Cotswold68
156Derbyshire Dales67
=157Eastleigh66
=157Staffordshire Moorlands66
=159East Riding of Yorkshire65
=159Elmbridge65
=159Newcastle-under-Lyme65
=159North Norfolk65
163Southampton64
164Hyndburn63
=165Brighton and Hove62
=165South Oxfordshire62
167Ipswich61
168North Tyneside60
=169Chichester59
=169Rochford59
=169Sevenoaks59
=169South Cambridgeshire59
=173North Devon58
=173Rugby58
=175Burnley57
=175Canterbury57
=175Windsor and Maidenhead57
=178Amber Valley56
=178Rotherham56
=178York56
=181Derby55
=181Maldon55
183Westmorland and Furness54
=184Lichfield53
=184Stockport53
=186Broadland52
=186Isle of Wight52
=188Mid Suffolk51
=188North West Leicestershire51
=188Winchester51
=191Malvern Hills49
=191Rushmoor49
=191South Ribble49
=191West Lindsey49
=195Charnwood47
=195Forest of Dean47
=195Havant47
198Broxbourne46
=199Reading45
=199Rossendale45
=201East Hampshire44
=201Watford44
203Nuneaton and Bedworth43
=204Blaby42
=204Bury42
=204Doncaster42
=204Luton42
=204Slough42
=204Uttlesford42
=204West Devon42
=211Dacorum41
=211Dover41
=213Mansfield40
=213Portsmouth40
=213Welwyn Hatfield40
216Dudley39
=217Arun38
=217Worthing38
219Cheltenham37
=220Guildford36
=220Newark and Sherwood36
=220Swindon36
=223Boston35
=223Gedling35
=223Southend-on-Sea35
=226Ashfield33
=226Darlington33
=226Rother33
=226Teignbridge33
=230Hart32
=230Woking32
=232East Devon31
=232Oxford31
234Blackpool30
=235Babergh29
=235Bromsgrove29
=235Broxtowe29
=235Epsom and Ewell29
=235Wyre29
=240Great Yarmouth27
=240Lancaster27
=242Crawley26
=242St Albans26
=242Sutton26
=245Ashford25
=245Fylde25
=245Ribble Valley25
=245Waverley25
=249Cannock Chase24
=249Runnymede24
=249Surrey Heath24
=249Tendring24
=253Dartford23
=253Eastbourne23
=253Gravesham23
=253Harborough23
=257Fareham22
=257South Derbyshire22
=259Lincoln21
=259Mid Devon21
=259New Forest21
=259Redditch21
=263Barnsley, its area before 1 April 202520
=263Stroud20
=263Torridge20
=266Gosport19
=266Wokingham19
=268Hinckley and Bosworth18
=268Kingston upon Thames18
=268Stevenage18
=271South Kesteven17
=271Thurrock17
=273Epping Forest16
=273Folkestone and Hythe16
=275Chesterfield15
=275Rutland15
=275South Holland15
=278Bassetlaw14
=278Tandridge14
=280High Peak13
=280Solihull13
=282Bolsover12
=282Melton12
=284Lewes11
=284North Warwickshire11
=284Tamworth11
287Brentwood10
288North Kesteven9
=289North East Derbyshire7
=289Rushcliffe7
=291Adur5
=291West Lancashire5
293Castle Point4
294Oadby and Wigston3
295City of London2
296Isles of Scilly0

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	2025	2024
Rochdale E08000005	826	886
Liverpool E08000012	726	680
County Durham E06000047	709	748
Tower Hamlets E09000030	707	605
Birmingham E08000025	699	307
Bolton E08000001	602	632
Manchester E08000003	528	353
Sunderland E08000024	519	396
Middlesbrough E06000002	485	616
North Yorkshire E06000065	478	411
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	455	251
Walsall E08000030	446	394
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	423	335
Preston E07000123	406	459
Sefton E08000014	405	271
Coventry E08000026	401	516
Wakefield E08000036	392	434
Calderdale E08000033	391	357
Cumberland E06000063	376	289
Bexley E09000004	361	331
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	361	353
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	339	227
Salford E08000006	324	234
Wiltshire E06000054	323	356
Greenwich E09000011	323	184
Plymouth E06000026	317	306
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	313	297
Bromley E09000006	303	222
Bradford E08000032	298	491
Lambeth E09000022	294	293
Lewisham E09000023	290	228
Camden E09000007	289	136
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	286	133
Shropshire E06000051	272	276
Trafford E08000009	270	305
Barnet E09000003	267	160
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	257	263
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	246	206
Northumberland E06000057	243	234
Cornwall E06000052	241	238
Tameside E08000008	236	267
Leeds E08000035	233	169
Buckinghamshire E06000060	230	274
Cheshire East E06000049	229	218
Peterborough E06000031	226	91
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	226	259
Wirral E08000015	226	311
Islington E09000019	225	224
Newham E09000025	224	201
South Gloucestershire E06000025	221	372
Croydon E09000008	216	165
Halton E06000006	215	159
Hackney E09000012	213	242
Warrington E06000007	211	208
Braintree E07000067	209	211
North Northamptonshire E06000061	208	183
Wandsworth E09000032	206	267
Somerset E06000066	203	289
Waltham Forest E09000031	202	149
Brent E09000005	193	176
Maidstone E07000110	186	164
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	186	127
Dorset E06000059	185	388
Southwark E09000028	185	180
Westminster E09000033	183	160
Merton E09000024	182	209
Ealing E09000009	181	140
North Somerset E06000024	180	215
Gateshead E08000037	175	105
St. Helens E08000013	174	277
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	174	195
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	172	212
West Northamptonshire E06000062	170	214
Hartlepool E06000001	168	159
Bristol, City of E06000023	168	258
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	166	168
Leicester E06000016	165	84
East Suffolk E07000244	164	96
Stafford E07000197	160	150
Chelmsford E07000070	158	101
Knowsley E08000011	155	220
Hastings E07000062	153	143
Oldham E08000004	149	169
Thanet E07000114	148	64
Mid Sussex E07000228	148	120
Enfield E09000010	148	141
South Tyneside E08000023	147	138
Swale E07000113	146	168
Wychavon E07000238	145	132
Medway E06000035	143	122
Bedford E06000055	143	119
Spelthorne E07000213	138	68
Cherwell E07000177	136	111
North Lincolnshire E06000013	132	96
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	132	163
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	130	242
Huntingdonshire E07000011	130	194
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	130	167
West Suffolk E07000245	126	85
Hertsmere E07000098	125	109
Vale of White Horse E07000180	121	376
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	119	93
Gloucester E07000081	115	60
South Staffordshire E07000196	115	96
Fenland E07000010	114	201
Warwick E07000222	114	129
Nottingham E06000018	113	89
East Lindsey E07000137	112	130
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	110	100
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	110	222
Wyre Forest E07000239	110	185
East Hertfordshire E07000242	110	106
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	110	105
Erewash E07000036	109	38
Breckland E07000143	107	90
Harrow E09000015	107	33
Haringey E09000014	106	105
Hounslow E09000018	105	221
Test Valley E07000093	103	108
Chorley E07000118	101	96
Havering E09000016	101	86
South Norfolk E07000149	100	116
Norwich E07000148	99	54
Hillingdon E09000017	99	144
Wolverhampton E08000031	97	90
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	96	146
Redbridge E09000026	96	32
Basildon E07000066	95	89
Horsham E07000227	94	116
West Berkshire E06000037	91	286
North Hertfordshire E07000099	90	77
South Hams E07000044	89	92
Wigan E08000010	89	74
West Oxfordshire E07000181	88	163
Harlow E07000073	87	58
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	85	120
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	84	95
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	82	56
Exeter E07000041	81	156
Sandwell E08000028	80	54
Cambridge E07000008	77	69
Tewkesbury E07000083	77	124
East Staffordshire E07000193	77	55
Wealden E07000065	76	46
Three Rivers E07000102	76	57
Colchester E07000071	74	53
Worcester E07000237	74	41
Kirklees E08000034	74	31
Milton Keynes E06000042	73	91
Mole Valley E07000210	73	60
Torbay E06000027	71	74
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	71	133
Bracknell Forest E06000036	70	91
Pendle E07000122	70	88
Cotswold E07000079	68	124
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	67	67
Eastleigh E07000086	66	78
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	66	66
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	65	56
North Norfolk E07000147	65	59
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	65	111
Elmbridge E07000207	65	52
Southampton E06000045	64	67
Hyndburn E07000120	63	26
Brighton and Hove E06000043	62	65
South Oxfordshire E07000179	62	99
Ipswich E07000202	61	75
North Tyneside E08000022	60	55
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	59	57
Rochford E07000075	59	43
Sevenoaks E07000111	59	62
Chichester E07000225	59	93
North Devon E07000043	58	44
Rugby E07000220	58	64
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	57	41
Canterbury E07000106	57	42
Burnley E07000117	57	83
York E06000014	56	41
Amber Valley E07000032	56	44
Rotherham E08000018	56	40
Derby E06000015	55	67
Maldon E07000074	55	48
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	54	98
Lichfield E07000194	53	66
Stockport E08000007	53	60
Isle of Wight E06000046	52	124
Broadland E07000144	52	77
Winchester E07000094	51	48
North West Leicestershire E07000134	51	16
Mid Suffolk E07000203	51	32
Rushmoor E07000092	49	85
South Ribble E07000126	49	38
West Lindsey E07000142	49	41
Malvern Hills E07000235	49	63
Forest of Dean E07000080	47	53
Havant E07000090	47	28
Charnwood E07000130	47	59
Broxbourne E07000095	46	39
Reading E06000038	45	42
Rossendale E07000125	45	86
East Hampshire E07000085	44	54
Watford E07000103	44	60
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	43	15
Luton E06000032	42	31
Slough E06000039	42	41
West Devon E07000047	42	29
Uttlesford E07000077	42	35
Blaby E07000129	42	28
Bury E08000002	42	45
Doncaster E08000017	42	67
Dacorum E07000096	41	88
Dover E07000108	41	33
Portsmouth E06000044	40	36
Mansfield E07000174	40	11
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	40	49
Dudley E08000027	39	35
Arun E07000224	38	87
Worthing E07000229	38	37
Cheltenham E07000078	37	52
Swindon E06000030	36	93
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	36	22
Guildford E07000209	36	35
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	35	17
Boston E07000136	35	53
Gedling E07000173	35	28
Darlington E06000005	33	18
Teignbridge E07000045	33	89
Rother E07000064	33	76
Ashfield E07000170	33	11
Hart E07000089	32	48
Woking E07000217	32	14
East Devon E07000040	31	46
Oxford E07000178	31	40
Blackpool E06000009	30	20
Wyre E07000128	29	32
Broxtowe E07000172	29	18
Babergh E07000200	29	44
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	29	23
Bromsgrove E07000234	29	31
Lancaster E07000121	27	22
Great Yarmouth E07000145	27	36
Crawley E07000226	26	26
St Albans E07000240	26	27
Sutton E09000029	26	35
Ashford E07000105	25	63
Fylde E07000119	25	19
Ribble Valley E07000124	25	16
Waverley E07000216	25	11
Tendring E07000076	24	21
Cannock Chase E07000192	24	20
Runnymede E07000212	24	18
Surrey Heath E07000214	24	27
Eastbourne E07000061	23	14
Dartford E07000107	23	17
Gravesham E07000109	23	36
Harborough E07000131	23	38
South Derbyshire E07000039	22	32
Fareham E07000087	22	6
Mid Devon E07000042	21	35
New Forest E07000091	21	37
Lincoln E07000138	21	28
Redditch E07000236	21	25
Torridge E07000046	20	25
Stroud E07000082	20	50
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	20	27
Wokingham E06000041	19	30
Gosport E07000088	19	14
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	18	23
Stevenage E07000243	18	13
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	18	25
Thurrock E06000034	17	8
South Kesteven E07000141	17	56
Epping Forest E07000072	16	14
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	16	9
Rutland E06000017	15	22
Chesterfield E07000034	15	17
South Holland E07000140	15	15
Bassetlaw E07000171	14	30
Tandridge E07000215	14	21
High Peak E07000037	13	11
Solihull E08000029	13	15
Bolsover E07000033	12	11
Melton E07000133	12	9
Lewes E07000063	11	37
Tamworth E07000199	11	9
North Warwickshire E07000218	11	10
Brentwood E07000068	10	6
North Kesteven E07000139	9	30
North East Derbyshire E07000038	7	9
Rushcliffe E07000176	7	55
West Lancashire E07000127	5	8
Adur E07000223	5	6
Castle Point E07000069	4	1
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	3	4
City of London E09000001	2	1
Isles of Scilly E06000053	0	3
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	3,417	3,122
North West	7,209	7,254
Yorkshire and The Humber	2,765	2,738
East Midlands	1,675	1,593
West Midlands	3,980	3,538
East of England	3,838	3,576
London	6,803	5,943
South East	4,358	4,981
South West	2,840	3,824
England	36,885	36,569

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Notes

General needs homes for social and affordable rent owned by private registered providers of social housing (housing associations) with over 1,000 homes, from the Regulator of Social Housing's returns. Supported housing, housing for older people and smaller providers' homes are left out.