Housing demand statistics

Housing applications

• 378 new housing applications received
• 1746 applications on the housing register, which breaks down as follows;
  • 791 require a one bedroom property
  • 482 require a two bedroom property
  • 398 require a three bedroom property
  • 67 require a four bedroom property
  • 8 require a five bedroom property.

Waiting times

Applications on the housing register have been waiting on average:

• 384 days for a one bedroom property
• 459 days for a two bedroom property
• 579 days for a three bedroom property
• 751 days for a four bedroom property
• 1085 days for a five bedroom property.

Advertised properties

The number of properties advertised on the Bury Home Options website:

• 27 one bedroom properties, of which 14 were retirement living properties
• 2 two bedroom properties, of which one was a retirement living property
• 1 three bedroom property
• 0 four bedroom properties.

Housing advice and homelessness

• 282 new cases opened
• 816 active cases open on 31st December 2022
• 289 households required advice only
• 7 households were threatened with homelessness
• 60 households were accepted as being homeless.

Temporary accommodation

• 14 households were placed in temporary accommodation
• 165 nights: the average number of nights staying in temporary accommodation
• 10 households secured accommodation
• 105 households in temporary accommodation on 31st December 2022, of which were;
  • 88 families with a total of 178 children
  • 17 single people.

We do not use bed and breakfasts as temporary accommodation.

Footfall and access to services

• 1625 telephone calls were made to housing services
• the number of visitors to housing reception is not currently available.