Name: Northumberland council housing statistics 2023-24
Creator: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24
Published: 2026-04-30
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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Northumberland is one of England's local authorities.

Northumberland council housing data (2023-24)

The following figures are reported by Northumberland to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics return.

Metric	Value
Housing waiting list (households)	13,117
Waiting for 1 bedroom	6,987
Waiting for 2 bedrooms	3,840
Waiting for 3 bedrooms	1,875
Waiting for 4+ bedrooms	415
Council-owned dwellings	8,262
Social rent dwellings	8,130
Affordable rent dwellings	132
Vacant dwellings	341
Average relet time (days)	192
Lettings to new tenants	229
Lettings to existing tenants	126
Council evictions (total)	15
Evictions for rent arrears	13
Evictions for anti-social behaviour	2
Illegal sub-let property recoveries	0
Average EPC/SAP rating of council stock	C
New social rent homes built	0
New affordable rent homes built	10

Source: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24. Last refreshed 2026-04-30.