Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

English House Condition Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableFhsxrisk
LabelHHSRS Summary - description of extreme risks
Responses
1. Garden walls - one wall too high and bulging - another lower wall failing due to mature tree on boundary 1
All ceilings original lathe and plaster and severely crazed. Ceiling collapse imminent. 1
Bare wires and open electric shower unit accessible from bath. 1
Boiler flue adjacent to front door & under canopy - Much less than building regs minimum distance. 1
Concrete canopies above 2 doors and each end of passage, metal re-inforcement very corroded and concrete loose 1
EXCESS HEAT-Small openable window (25% floor area) to living room & front bedroom.No window openings to kitchen or rear bedroom.Double glazing.Large glazed area. 1
Electrical rewiring in progress but unfinished. Kitchen & bathroom in progress. Builders rubbish requires clearance on completion of renovation. 1
Electrical safety: Very old electrical system with fittings in poor condition. Presence of severe damp from condensation/penetrating/rising damp. 1
Exposed meter, consumer unit, tails and main fuse all at very low level in ground floor living room. Exposed wires at low level. Easy access for a member of the vulnerable age group. Not disrepair. 1
FOOD SAFETY - major repair work needed to worktops 1
FOOD SAFETY-No hot water.No work surface.Very poor cupboards.No drainer to sink.Wall & floor surfaces uncleanable.Very small kitchen area.PERSONAL HYGENE-No hot water.No washhand basin.No bath or shower. 1
FOOD: extremely damp kitchen PERSONAL HYGIENE: disrepairs to bath & heating sytem - no hot water (for 2 months says tenant) Damp floor & walls, mould growth 1
Food safety - replace worktops 1
Kitchen work surface badly warn, undecorated wall plaster to kitchen walls 1
Mortar to rear chimney stack badly eroded 1
Personal hygiene - Only toilet on 1st floor no WHB. Bathroom on ground floor. Domestic hygiene - drain blocked in rear yard. Effluent & sewage not escaping from property. 1
Personal hygiene loose ? plaster to sink and bath-no tiling 1
Rubbish around module still poses an extreme risk-no kitchen amenities&no water supply to bathroom at present but should be sorted prior to new occupancy. 1
This is a cleanability and housekeeping issue rather than a problem with fixtures/fittings. 1
Very low water pressure -sometimes no supply in mornings, bath takes up to an hour to fill - possible related problem with boiler condition - tenants can only get hot water when the radiators are on too. (regional manager informed) 1
WATER & FOOD HAZARD -Derelict state of dwelling - no useable water supply - kitchen cupboard & sink in very poor state - walls and ceiling plaster is perrished cannot be cleaned - no waste pipes from sink. PERSONAL HYGIENE - no useable water supply, cont. 1
bath and basin both need to be replaced. Water entering bathroom,ceiling damaged. No hot water available No heating in bathroom. No hot water in kitchen, no cooking provisions and defected cleanablility 1
combi boiler not working - waiting for new boiler 1
damp & defective plaster in kitchen from previous leaking pipe & rising damp. Structural collapse-tv ariel loose on sloping roof likely to fall off 1
domestic hygiene due to many pets in the house. 1
drains(external)are smelling and overflowing 1
electrical switches in the kitchen are not screwed onto mounting sockets as refurbishment of the kitchen is under way but increase 1
excell heat lack of crom flow ventilation direct sunlight onto windows and ext wall. 1
faulty electrical connections to heaters in flat 1
food safety-floor uncleanable&damp,most floor standing units are badly damaged and rotting.No seals to work surfaces or sink resulting in water soaked units&work surfaces which are delaminating.Waste pipe to sink& cold riser both leak into storage cupboar 1
food safety-kitchen has poor layout,very old sink and units and not properly cleanable 1
food safety-poor prep areas,major cleanability issues 1
food safety:no hot water to wash food equipment or preparation area hygienically.Personal hygiene-no hot water to the wash hand basin or the shower to wash properly.domestic hygiene,pest and refuse-no hot water to wash the floors or other areas,large 1
gas fire condemned but apparently not disconnected or labelled as such. if used, severe CO risk 1
kitchen badly damaged and unuseable and vandalised. extreme amounts of rubbish syringes overgrowth etc to rear, signs of rat runs and access into building 1
large bedroom on 1st floor has been made into two creating an inner room with no natural or artificial light or ventilation 1
loft bedroom,no insulation to roof,very hot. 1
no room venitlation for central heating back boiler no carbon monoxide detector fitted 1
old balanced flue boiler in bedroom poorly maintained 1
partially collapsed garage in very dangerous condition 1
personal hygiene,sanitation and drainage-leaking bath and leaking toilet. 1
rat holes-infestation in garden 1
regular problems with blocked & surcharging foul drains. A very significant problem around property with vermin. 1
the fuse/distribution board/box is less than 1m above floor level in a cupboard. Build beneth the staircase space. Part of the upper casing is absent exposing wire tails in live area. Cupboard is a toy store and there is a very clear risk that children 1
upper floor to old part of house sloping floors-there are numerous redundant outbuildings vermin?premises subject to annual flooding from adjacent river. 1
very small kitchen, cooker next to back door, no worktops alongside. 1
water has been disconnected, there are no kitchen units or worktops and sink has been disconnected,wash hand basin has been removed 1
whole 1st floor of house & garden at rear/ side is a trip for nephew junk 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEnglish House Condition Survey, 2007