The total share of homes with damp problems in England's housing stock saw a general decrease between 2003 and 2022. In 2003, a total of 10.6 percent of homes that were inspected were found to have some form of damp problem. In 2022, this share had decreased to 4.1 percent. In that year, there were approximately 24 million houses in England.
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Share of houses with damp problems in England from 2003 to 2022
Characteristic
Share of all houses
2022
4.1%
2021
3.8%
2020
4%
2019
3.4%
2018
3.3%
2017
3.7%
2016
4.2%
2015
4.4%
2014
4.3%
2013
4.3%
2012
4.3%
2011
4.6%
2010
6.5%
3%4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%
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Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). (December 14, 2023). Share of houses with damp problems in England from 2003 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292225/dwellings-with-damp-problems-in-england-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). "Share of houses with damp problems in England from 2003 to 2022." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292225/dwellings-with-damp-problems-in-england-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). (2023). Share of houses with damp problems in England from 2003 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292225/dwellings-with-damp-problems-in-england-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). "Share of Houses with Damp Problems in England from 2003 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292225/dwellings-with-damp-problems-in-england-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK), Share of houses with damp problems in England from 2003 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292225/dwellings-with-damp-problems-in-england-uk/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Share of houses with damp problems in England from 2003 to 2022 [Graph], Department for Communities and Local Government (UK), December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292225/dwellings-with-damp-problems-in-england-uk/
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