Housing Completions

1. The number of NET housing completions (per annum) in Wokingham Borough for the period between 2000/01 and 2020/21.
See attached file.

2. The number of NET affordable housing completions (per annum) in Wokingham Borough for the period between 2000/01 and 2020/21
Before 2008: No information held
2008/09: 53
2009/10: 70
2010/11: 70
2011/12: 146
2012/13: 91
2013/14: 108
2014/15: 95
2015/16: 123
2016/17: 212
2017/18: 482
2018/19: 365
2019/20: 465
2020/21: 187

3. The number of NET housing completions (per annum) in the following Parishes (individually): Remenham; Wargrave; Twyford; Hurst for the period between 2000/01 and 2020/21
See attached file.

4. The number of NET affordable housing completions (per annum) in the following Parishes (individually): Remenham; Wargrave; Twyford; Hurst H for the period between 2000/01 and 2020/21 Housing Register
Service do not hold a breakdown at parish level on this.

5. The number of households on the Council's Housing Register at 1st April 2021 specifying Twyford as their preferred choice of location.
0 bedrooms: 16
1 bedroom: 464
2 bedrooms: 209
3 bedrooms: 143
4 bedrooms: 39
5 bedrooms: 3
6 bedrooms: 3
Twyford Sum: 877

6. In the last 12 months, what the average waiting time is for those who list Twyford as their preferred choice of location to accommodate an affordable property?
An average of 11 months approximately.

Social Housing Stock

7. The current number of social housing dwelling stock at 1st April 2021 in the following Parishes (individually): Remenham; Wargrave; Twyford; Hurst.
Remenham: 9 properties.
Wargrave: 80 properties.
Twyford: 118 properties.
Hurst: 37 properties.

8. Whether all, or a part of, the Local Authority's social housing dwelling stock has been transferred to another organisation(s). If so, when did this occur and to whom (i.e. which housing association(s) or Arms-Length Management Organisation (ALMO)) was the stock transferred.
No houses/stock transferred.

Social Housing Lettings
9. The number of social housing lettings in the period between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2021 (per annum) in the following Parishes (individually): Remenham; Wargrave; Twyford; Hurst.
For HAs:
2016: x1 2BH in Wargrave
2020: x1 2BH in Wargrave

For WBC:

2016;
Hurst: 0
Twyford: 8 (6 were Sheltered)
Wargrave: 3
Total: 11

2017;
Hurst: 2
Twyford: 14 (11 were Sheltered)
Wargrave: 2
Total: 18

2018;
Hurst: 2
Twyford: 10 (4 were Sheltered)
Wargrave: 4
Total: 16

2019;
Hurst: 11
Twyford: 12 (8 were Sheltered)
Wargrave: 5
Total: 28

2020;
Hurst: 5
Twyford: 12 (3 were Sheltered)
Wargrave: 1
Total: 18

2021;
Hurst: 0
Twyford: 5 (3 were Sheltered)
Wargrave: 0
Total: 5

Right to Buy

10. The number of social rented dwellings lost (per annum) through Right to Buy in Wokingham Borough for the period between 2000/01 and 2021/21.
2000-01: no data
2001-02: 17
2002-03: 20
2003-04: 29
2004-05: 18
2005-06: 7
2006-07: 7
2007-08: 13
2008-09: 0
2009-10: 1
2010-11: 4
2011-12: 1
2012-13: 6
2013-14: 12
2014-15: 13
2015-16: 8
2016-17: 19
2017-18: 7
2018-19: 9
2019-20: 7
2020-21: 0
2021-22 (As at 05.01.2022): 5

11. The number of Right to Buy replacements (per annum) funded by receipts from Right to Buy sales in Wokingham Borough for the period between 2000/01 and 2020/21.
Our current financial record go back to 2014/2015 financial years and show the following number of houses and sites bought in those years;
2014-15: 2
2015-16: 2
2016-17: 8
2017-18: 11
2018-19: 4
2019-20: 15
2020-21: 1

The numbers do not include houses that are currently under offer and with solicitors.
The numbers include the total number of properties purchased in this period not the total number of additional units because three site were developed during this period and on completion each site produced multiple flats and houses.

12. The number of social rented dwellings lost (per annum) through Right to Buy in the following Parishes (individually): Remenham; Wargrave; Twyford; Hurst for the period between 2000/01 and 2020/21.
We are applying Section 12 exemption. There are 203 properties, if it was estimated 5 minutes per property to check, and cross reference parish this would take approx. 17 hours for this question alone. Including the rest of the questions that have been answered this would exceed the 18 hours for the request.

13. The number of Right to Buy replacements (per annum) funded by receipts from Right to Buy sales in the following Parishes (individually): Remenham; Wargrave; Twyford; Hurst for the period between 2000/01 and 2020/21.
One in Hurst (part of a development site that produced 10 houses and 1 bungalow)
One in Twyford