MHCLG · Statutory homelessness in England: detailed local authority tables · 6 values
Households in temporary accommodation by accommodation
Households in temporary accommodation at the end of the quarter, split by what that accommodation is: bed and breakfast, nightly paid privately managed rooms, hostels, private sector homes, the council's or a housing association's own stock, or another arrangement. Each figure is rounded to the nearest 10, so the types sum to the total only within rounding.
at 2026 Q1 · total 135,580 households · published 13 August 2026
Nightly paid, privately managed self-contained is the largest accommodation at 38% of the total.
| accommodation | Latest | Share | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightly paid, privately managed self-contained | 51,390 | 37.9% | — | — |
| Council or housing association stock | 33,890 | 25% | — | — |
| Private sector accommodation | 26,690 | 19.7% | — | — |
| Bed and breakfast (including shared annexes) | 12,220 | 9% | — | — |
| Hostels (including reception centres, emergency units and refuges) | 6,810 | 5% | — | — |
| Other (including private landlord and not known) | 4,580 | 3.4% | — | — |
Source
- Dataset
- Statutory homelessness in England: detailed local authority tables · sheet TA1
- Rows
- ENGLAND; values are the sum of the published rows for each accommodation and period.
- Caveat
- The suitability or condition of the accommodation, how long households have been there, or where it is — a household counted by its own council can be housed in another council's area.
- Parent metric
- Households in temporary accommodation
- API
- /api/metrics/households_in_ta_by_accommodation/vintages