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English Housing Survey, 2008: Housing Stock Data

Variable Details

VariableFhsxrisk
LabelHHSRS Summary - description of extreme risks
Responses
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. None 1
1 x loose socket where the wires connected to the plate could easily be accessed by a small child. Missing skirting exposing wires behind. 1
1) Chimney flues blocked up with debris - twigs protuding from chimney pot 2) Mice/rat infestation 1
1) Risk of knocking pans of cooker due to position of cooker 2) Defective worksurface cannot be cleaned adequately. 1
1. Garden walls - one wall too high and bulging - another lower wall failing due to mature tree on boundary 1
30+ cats 1
All ceilings original lathe and plaster and severely crazed. Ceiling collapse imminent. 1
All work surfaces are being used for storage - no prep areas. Only 1 WC working & WHB un-servicable with trick of water (occupant claims hot water works) 80-90% of floor and other surfaces used for storage of boxes. Dust in excess of 15mm thick in most 1
Archway to rear has collapsed allowing roof above to drop 1
As above 1
As stated above 1
Bare wires and open electric shower unit accessible from bath. 1
Blocked gulley at rear 1
Boiler flue adjacent to front door & under canopy - Much less than building regs minimum distance. 1
Broken & defective power sockets and exposed loose cables to extra sockets 1
Bulging rear wall between door and window caused by rusting flat lintols and lack of or broken wall ties 1
Concealed wiring in walls and between floors is over 50 years old. Owner who is elderly admits wiring is original except for superficial improvements to pendant lighting etcDanger of fire between floors 1
Concrete canopies above 2 doors and each end of passage, metal re-inforcement very corroded and concrete loose 1
DAMP AND MOULD GROWTH EVIDENT IN MAIN BEDROOM 1
Damp and Mould Growth Extensive condensation to external wall of rear bedroom which has caused considerable mould growth 1
Defective worktops to kitchen. Defective kitchen ceiling. 1
Domestic hygiene, pests and refuse:There is a rat infestation in the rear garden and the defective conservatory which is currently being used as a kitchen extension (fridge storage etc) 1
Dwelling lacks any hot water provision - long-term problem, hot water supply has not been present over period of years 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
EXCESSIVE RUBBISH INSIDE DWELLING. LACK OF MAINTENANCE/CLEANING INSIDE DWELLING. EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS INSIDE DWELLING FOULING FLOOR AND WALL SURFACES. 1
Electric wiring in poor and dangerous condition. 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
Evidence of Rodent Entry in Kitchen, Droppings and Eaten Vegetables 1
Evidence of rats around external bin stores. Poisons and rat droppings evident. 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
FBL - ranch style balustrades to landing FOS - no balustrading to stairs HS - Small kitchen - risk of catching handles 1
FOOD - POOR CONDITION OF KITCHEN + PENETRATING DAMP PERSONAL HYGIENE - DEFECTIVE TAP & WASTE PIPE 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
Flat in process of complete renovation.All internal walls and amenities have been removed. New bath fittings are in process of being installed. 1
Flat is filthy dirty, tenants are currently going through enforcement action by gateshead Council to get property cleaned. 1
Food Safety: No worktop, exctremely dirty uncleanable surfaces. Inadequate hot water supply in kitchen. Personal Hygene: WHB in bathroom not useable, bath uncleanable Domestic Hygene ets: Rats, mice, blocked drains. Rubbish and old food throughout fla 1
Food safety - replace worktops 1
Food safety: No kitchen units or worktops; no hot running water Personal hygiene; No hot running water 1
Front boundary wall recently hit by car resulting in loose brickwork, coping stones and gate pillar. Notified RM. 1
Gas fire in living room is in very poor condition. Gas safety warning sticker is attached 1
Gas leak , occupant awaiting Transco at time of visit 1
House dirty and has not been cleaned for some considerable time.3 dogs of which 2 kept outside. Rear garden and house contains large amounts of refuse.Ajoining house garden (no. 45) also contains rubbish. No 47 empty and boarded up. Surprisingly no signs 1
House exteremly untidy and dirty 1
I have typed in my hand written notes above. 1
Ignore comments above, not extreme risk. 1
Ignore note above The risk is significantly higher than average but not extreme 1
Kitchen has been stripped out. Has washing washing machine, drier, fridge and cooker. No sink or cupboards. Kitchen being done up. 1
Kitchen work surface badly warn, undecorated wall plaster to kitchen walls 1
LOTSs OF BAGS OF ribbsL TO ReAR yARd + SOMe 1n HOUselbags 1
Longstanding crack over GF window. Roof sagging due to age and weight of the stone flags to front and part of the rear 1
Mortar to rear chimney stack badly eroded 1
N o whb w. down8rairs wc . X comTam mation risk. 1
N. 1
NO BATH OR WORKING HOT WATER SYSTEM. OUTSIDE WC ONLY 1
Nau 1
No Hot Water from boiler at time of survey boiler needs a repair 1
No wash hand basin in ground floor toilet, nearest facilitie to wash hands is kitchen sink. But not an extreme risk. 1
No worktop to kitchen 1
None 22
None , 1
None . 1
Nonn 1
Numerous brick steps to front door. No handrail to lower flight. Brick retaining wall to side of steps in poor repair. Fence at top of retaining wall above pavement in poor repair. 1
Occupier has many animals eg rats, cats and dogs inside house and guinea-pigs, dogs, rabbits, ferrets and tortoise outside. The inside of the house and rear of the property is dirty and smells of animal urine. 1
Original deep enamel bath in a small bathroom 1
Overflowing foul drain in common area floods into garden 1
PAGE 3 CODE CORRECT 1
POSSIBLE BACTERIAL PROBLEM TO HEALTH FROM CRACKED WASHBASIN 1
Pathway to front door in reasonable condition for age of house. Problem is where front garden is used for car parking. Very uneven and accessible from pavement as a short cut to the front door. 1
Personal Hygiene ; No whb in the only toilet situated on ground floor and bath has worn surface. NOT Extreme 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
Personal hygiene: long standing blockage in foul drainage system. W.C. unable to be flushed, full of excrement, foul drainage venting in rear yard/garden from the blocked manhole. 1
Pipework missing to water supply, kitchen partly removed and not working surrounding surfaces porous, bath damaged no hot water for washing 1
Please see notes above. 1
Premises being done up at present, no kitchen units or worktops. 1
Provide wash hand basin to bathroom + wc on ground floor 1
RUBBISH NOT EXTREME THOUGH!PAGE 18 HHSRS MORE THAN AVERAGE BUT NOT THEN SCORED!! 1
Rats within house 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
Severe mouse infestation - droppings in all rooms, holes around waste pipes 1
Small kitchen area within main room. Insufficient cupboards and worktops. No hob or full size oven or space to fit one. No 30amp cooker point. 1
Somne monemert arond frowVdoor fron yea.rs ago 1
Street lighting position serious but not extreme-totally unacceptable though,could have been positioned elsewhere. 1
THE KITCHEN AND BATHROOM ARE VERY SMALL -THE PROPERTY OUGHT TO BE EXTENDED TO ENLARGE THESE FACILITES 1
Tenants report house frequently floods in severe weather as drains overflow. 1
The existing garage is a dangerous strucure, at present supported by flying buttresses 1
The kitchen cupboards, work surfaces, cooker are in such a bad state of repair that they are impossible to clean and are effectively unusable for the purpose that they were designed for. There is also no hot water supply to the sink, which has been unusa 1
The rear boundary wall is high. the brickwork is perished open jointed and leaning and bulging. Thus increasing the chances of the wall collapsing on a young child 1
The work tops are scored and lifting and cupboard units in disrepair. The cooker has worktop on one side only - the other side is immediately adjacent to the rear entrance door. 1
There are two lintels being inserted over the main windows on side elevation while the survey was in progress. 1
There is no wash handbasin in the house. 1
This is a cleanability and housekeeping issue rather than a problem with fixtures/fittings. 1
This property is, i think extreme in its hygiene issues and dirty food prep and rubbish all over the house 1
Very dirty house and inadequate cleaning routines. 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
Void flat - kitchen worksurfaces/amenities are missing or in an appalling condition, there is no operative hot water and wall/ceiling surfaces are in disreapir and not readily cleansible. Bathroom/washing facilities are also all unuseable with hot and 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
WC in what would have been external passage but now enclosed by door. No plaster on walls and no whb in cubicle, nearest place to wash hands is kitchen sink 1
WHB & BATH DRAIN BLOCKED, NO EXTERNAL WASTE PIPE TO SINK 1
Water Supply-No kitchen tap,no sink,no hot&cold services. Food Safety-No kitchen sink/worktops/hot&cold water services. Personal hygiene/amenities-No w.c. flushing cistern,no hot &cold water services. Carbon Monoxide etc.-Two gas fires,not serviced for 1
Water entry and mould growth is adjacent to the fuse box. 1
Water supply has been cut off whilst refurbishment is in progress. Hot water tank has been removed from the premises 1
Woni 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
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kITCHEN LAYOUT IS POOR BASE UNIT PROJECTS INT DOORWAY MAKING A SQUEEZE PAST THIS AND THE COOKER TO ACCESS THE KITCHEN 1
kITCHEN UNITS VERY OLD, NO PLASTER TO WALL AND RATS SEEN IN KITCHEN!! 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
kitchen in severe state of disrepair, in particular worktop is tiny & disintergrated, in bathroom unable to seal bath to wall due to disrepair of tiling. 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
n 1
no further text required 1
no kitchen to the address therefore no surfaces to prepare food & no drinking water supply to the grd floor. See notes on back page 1
no room venitlation for central heating back boiler no carbon monoxide detector fitted 1
no smoke detectors - open fire, soot evident on chimney stack and told of frequent blockages 1
none 2
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
poor kitchen design, cooker sited in the corner though is totally tiled so no fire risk 1
r 3
rat holes-infestation in garden 1
regular problems with blocked & surcharging foul drains. A very significant problem around property with vermin. 1
s Noke 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 Housing Survey, 2008: Housing Stock Data