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English Housing Survey, 2010: Housing Stock Data

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LabelHHSRS summary - description of extreme risks
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1) Disrepair and dampness to kitchen facilities. 2) Cockroach infestation seen on food preparation surfaces. Pest control company were in attendance but occupier seemed unable or unwilling to pay so they left without taking any action. 1
1) Window, water heater and stopcock reached only by reaching over sunken bath. 2) Electrical system inadequate. 1
4)Collapsing worksurfaces and lack of food storage capacity make preparation of food impossible. 1
Above description relates to personal hygene sanitation and drainage, as well as domestic hygene pests and refuse. 1
All due to house having been gutted for modernisation 1
As above 1
BATHROOM DIRECTLY OFF KITCHEN 1
BROKEN AND BLOCKED DRAIN TO KITCHEN SINK. BROKEN AND BLOCKED DRAIN TO REAR OF PROPERTY.CRACKED WC PAN AND VERY VERY BADLY STAINED, COULD NOT BE CLEANED. 1
Blocked drain/gulley immediately outside rear kitchen door - waste water flooding large area of rear yard 1
Boundary wall at rear between module and next door module is single leaf brickwork (128 years old). It is partly collapsed and leaning and could easily fall either by slight impact or in wind. Access to bins and storage is in this area as well as the rear 1
COOKER/OVEN LOCATED ADJACENT TO KITCHEN/HALL DOOR 1
Chimney leaking - tenant complained of fumes in front bedroom. Couldn't smell anything whilst I was there 1
Consumer unit on external wall open to elements. Needs to be moved internally. 1
DATED UNEARTHED SYSTEM.WOOD MOUNTED AND BAKERLITE LIGHTFITTINGS.oVERUSE OF EXTENTION LEADS 1
DUE TO A BROKEN STORM DRAIN THIS IS AFFECTING THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. IF NOT TREATED THIS WILL LEAD TO STRUCTURAL FAILURE WITHIN 24 MONTHS. SEE MAIN NOTES PAGE. 1
Damp and mould in kitchen. Poor condition and cleanability of walls and floor. Poor condition of worktop and insufficient worktop. Lack of proper cooking facilities (microwave only present). 1
Described above 1
Dog excrement piled up on paving to rear of property Not Extreme risk 1
Dwelling has no WHB and shower is not working 1
Dwelling has no kitchen available 1
Dwelling lacks wash hand basin. In addition the waste pipe from the bath has been removed at the point where it passes through the external wall (used to discharge into hopper head) - bath waste now empties straight into rear yard surface 1
ELEC. SYSTEM IS MAINLY ORIGINAL WITH SOME RUBBER AND LEAD WIRING. + INSUFFICIENT SOCKETS ALLOWING TRAILING WIRES 1
Evidence of massive rat population around drainage runs in back garden. Subsidence caused by burrowing. 1
Exposed bulbs and holders are against regulations and have led to death 1
External WC derelict and not maintained or used. Pan has no water seal and allows rats to egress the drain. Bottom of pan is clean where this is occuring. droppings seen. WC buildingPan requires demolition and drain sealed. 1
External light to front elevation has been removed complete and exposed wiring left approximately 1.2 m above ground level. Fitting switched off but still very substantial risk if fitting switched back on accidentally. MCB but no RCD to lighting circui 1
Extreme Risk Food Safety Introduction The kitchen area is situated in the middle of the bungalow with a valley gutter running left to right across the property and directly above the food prep area. As mentioned elsewhere there is evidence that th 1
Extreme rat problem in rear garden caused by rural location and continued feeding of wild birds by neighbour and leaving food out. Bad nests visible in ground. 1
FALLS BETWEEN LEVELS Low guard wall with 0.5m drop onto lawn at one end. 1
FOOD - KITCHEN CUPBOARDS COLLAPSING, SINK WASTE LEAKING, COOKER POSITION DANGEROUS, PERSONAL HYGIENE/DRAINAGE - AS ABOVE PLUS NO SPLASHBACK TO BATH/WHB - PERISHED DAMP PLASTER Not extreme risks but higher then average 1
Falling on stairs: The exit from the conservatory has steps but no support. Falling is on to a hard surface. 1
Falls on level Step in doorway between livingroom and diningroom. Step in doorway between diningroom and kitchen. Not significantly higher than normal 1
Filthy conditions-see above 1
Fire 1
Flames/hot surfaces - minute kitchen so nowwhere to stand a hot pan safely, cooker on thoroughfare adjacent exit, very high risk of burns/scalds Fire - kitchen again, any fire problem there is going to spread very quickly and there is going to be difficu 1
Flue discharges gasses into room. Fire still in place and working. Occupants using a portable bottled gas fire. Unaware visitor could turn the dangerous fire on. 1
Food Safety: no sink, no hot or cold water provision as boiler disconnected and gas supply capped off. No cooker provided and kitchen surfaces in sig. disrepair. Active rat infestation adds to risk 1
Food preparation surface are pervious rough cutting through of worktop is unprotected edges. Cupboard and drawers are pervious wood not sealed. Size of kitchen and lack of storage also affects hazard. 1
Front boundary wall likely to collapse imminently - danger to passers-by, though as not a very tall wall unlikely to result in death or very serious injury but certainly more than average risk 1
GAS FIRE IN LOUNGE MARKED AS UNSAFE BY GAS SAFE 1
Gas fire has been "condemned" by gas inspector due to blockage in the chimney flue, hazardous warning attached to fire 1
Gas flue (from new boiler installed last year) discharges too close to corner of building and directly adjacent to opening top light of bedroom window 1
Gas supply pipe to cooker is set 50mm from wall and is not fixed and shows signs of corrosion 1
House filthy - dog faeces on floor, Kitchen surfaces unusable for food. Toilet pan filthy, no seat 1
House filthy and rubbish in rear garden 1
I PUT STEPS INSTEAD OF STAIRS AS IT WAS OUTSIDE. 1
Internal bedroom with no windows - Only bedroom and 1 of only 2 habitable rooms present 1
KITCHEN HAS DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES, WATER DAMAGED WORKTOPS AND CUPBOARDS, SEVERE MOULD GROWTH ON WALLS AND CEILING. NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION. NO INSULATION. BATHROOM HAS PENETRATING DAMP AND SEVERE MOULD GROWTH ON CEILINg, NO MECHANICAL VENTILA 1
KITCHEN VERY NARROW, ROUTE THRO TO BATHROOM- ACCIDENTS LIKELY TO HAPPEN - MOVE BATHROOM - WALL FINISHES POOR -SERIOUS RISKS TO CHILDREN - RELOCTAE 1
KITCHEN WAS IN PROCESS OF BEING REFITTED THEREFORE NO FOOD PREP FACILITIES AVAILABLE 1
Kitchen gully overflows to yard, 3 dogs kept in kitchen 1
Kitchen is uncleanable There are no surfaces near the cooker Gas fires appear to be very old and dangeous 1
Kitchen is uncleanable due to collapsed ceiling and wall deterioration. Bath is unuseable as it is occupied by terrapins. There are large piles of rotting refuse and detritis throughout the inside and outside 1
Kitchen not plastered and no cupboards Bath and whb seperate from toilet which is accessed from lobby near back door (virtually eexternal) 1
Kitchen very narrow (small) hazard bumping into fixtuires and fittings 1
LACK OF DOMESTIC HYGIENE - HEAVY SMOKER SO ALL CEILINGS AND WALLS ARE SERIOOUSLY STAINED WITH NICOTINE. MOST OF KITCHEN CUPBOARDS ARE BROKEN AND WORKTOPS STAINED THROUGH LACK OF DOMESTIC CLEANING. COULD LEAD TO FOOD CONTAMINATION AND ILLNESS. 1
Large pile up of rubbish/debris both within but mostly outside the property, in the rear yard. 1
Large section of rendering to side of right hand parapet to front main roof is detached and likely to fall onto front plot or pavement causing harm to occupants or others. 1
Lifting worksurfaces, broken cupboards, and missing floor coverings in kitchen- coupled with hoarding of bags of rubbish and filthy dirty- cannot produce or store food safely 1
Lighting - Electric supply not yet re-connected so no artificial lighting. Also several rooms (kitchen, bathroom, and 1 bedroom) have no natural lighting due to property being boarded up. 1
Lighting - power in only about one third of rooms. Poor artificial lighting generally and natural lighting to attic bedrooms (small windows). Water supply - no water supply to dwelling, just external standpipe adjacent to building. Food safety - no hot/co 1
Lintel failure - rear elevation 1
Long standing and heavy mouse infestation in kitchen and livingroom. Original unpainted timber kitchen cupboards showing evidence of mouse dropping and urine on wood storage surfaces. Impossible to clean. House was let to tenants with young children and p 1
MANY CRACKS AT JUNCTION AS BEFORE 1
Missing cover to inspection chamber 1
NA 2
NONE 2
Natural spring feed open outdoor water trough and pumped into dwelling. Not Extreme 1
No handrail to stairs 1
No internal bathroom, only wash hand basin is kitchen sink for outside wc. 1
No main earth wire 1
No proper cooker, or provision for one - cleanability issues in kitchen - difficult to prepare and cook food safely and hygienically 1
None 2
Not an extreme risk-probably due tomanagement rather than a dwelling problem. 1
OLD TYPE GAS BOILER IN HALLCUPBOARD, NO COMBUSTION AIR ROUTE TO OUTSIDE, UNBURNT GASES ETC. INSTAL DUCT TO OUTSIDE 1
OVER 20 CATS ON PREMISES CAT EXCREMENT EVERY WHERE IN GARDEN. WC ONLY ACCESSED BY GOING OUT OF KITCHEN , INTO LEANTO/CONSEVATORY VIRTUALY AN EXTERNAL WC. NO WAH HAND BASIN AJACENT TO WC. 1
Ongoing renovation works very slow leaving exposed and unsecured cabling throughout 1
Page 5. Uncombusted fuel gas and explosion recorded as significantly higher than average but not extreme. 1
Peculiar kitchen storage layout. No storage in kitchen but low grade storage in unventilated basement room. 1
Persistant mouse infestation but not "extreme" 1
Personal Hygine - The only WC is located externally in has no light and fails to flush when frozen up in winter, the pathed area outside which one would have to walk upon to use the WC is uncovered, requires maintenance, and has no light. As the only WHB 1
Pests and refuse: nextdoor is boarded up with rubbish/furnature having been thrown into the rear yard. This is piled high and represents an increased risk to neighbouring properties. 1
Plumbing has been removed Floor to Kitchen has been removed Electrical fittings have been removed 1
Portable calor gas heater- only form of heating with minimum ventilation to rooms ( original storage heaters have been removed ). 1
Problem with hygiene. 1
Property is a building site as it undergoes major renovation. Temporary electricity supply; most rooms without artificial lighting at present. No water supply inside the building and no amenities 1
Property would be deemed as filty & verminous under S.83 Public Health act 1936 1
RISK NOT EXTREME NOTES ARE OK 1
RISK OF RIVER FLOODING 1
Rear brick boundary wall in very dangerous condition - occupant notified 1
Requires a comprehensive clear of refuse and clean. 1
Risk described above 1
See notes above. 1
Severe cockroach infestation - widespread evidence of adult and nymphal stages in broad daylight. Practical difficulties of effective treatment given age and configuration of building - 7 older converted flats with commercial food premises on ground floor 1
Shower only, dated and beyond its useful life, though still functioning. No room to get out and dry off, this would have to be done with the bathroom door open or outside on the ground floor hallway. 1
Significant accumulation of dog faeces in back garden. 1
Significant amounts of refuse,litter,nappies etc both in the house and garden.Also dog excreta in garden. Very little evidence of cleaning being carried out. Two young hildren in the house. No obvious signs of rodents but they must be there 1
Smell of gas when meter box opened. Gas board called, were to come within the hour 1
Stairs leading from decking to rear garden no handrail or balustrades 1
Structural collapse - Floors to both the ground floor living room and kitchen near to collapse 1
THE HOUSEHOLDER HAS BUILT AN LARGE EXTENSION AND IS IMPROVING THE PROPERTY OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE FIRST FLOOR ADDITION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND CONTAINS A BEDROOM AND BATHROOM. THE UNUSED REAR BEDROOM AFFECTED BY THE ADDITION HAS NO WINDOW AND HAS BEEN RE 1
THIS DWEELING IS UNHEALTHY AND VERY DIRTY THE BATH TAPS RUN CONTINUOUSLY - GENERALLY DIRTY- OCCUPANTS LIVING HABITS 1
Temporary portable heaters being used. Strong smell of fumes. 1
The Rearbedroom ceiling is bowed down by approxamatly 70mm, ceiling joists are not supported with an effective summer beam. 1
The above condition does not give rise to an extreme risk. 1
The above condition is not an extreme risk. 1
The electrical rewire appears to be an old system. There are insufficient sockets throughout leading to overloading of the system 1
The floor in the front room was extremely dangerous and rotted. 1
The guide rails for the 'up and over' garage door are loose and the door comes off its mountings when opened. 1
The kitchen is in a poor state, food has been left on work surfaces for days and it is quite clear no cleaning has been done for a number of years. 1
The kitchen is the original scullery and in poor repair and impossible to keep clean. There is nowhere to store food. There is a considerable amount of rubbish and cats in and out of the property. 1
The outside ground floor toilet has no WHB near, the only facility to wash hands is in the kitchen. 1
The property does not have any hot water to the kitchen sink or to the bath or washand basin in the bathroom. There is no washhand basin to downstairs watercloset. The only hot water is via an electric shower 1
The property has a 2 phase supply for the 22 flats and this caused the incoming meter to seriously overheat. The electricity supply company requires a 3 phase supply 1
The property is behind security gates. 1
There is a significant and extensive rat infestation in the garden area. The foul drainage system is blocked and all the paths around the house are flooded with effluent. The flooding is long standing as the effluent has now oxidised to a black slime 1
There is considerable rubbish in the rear plot which could present a health hazard. 1
There is no GF wash hand basin beside the wc. Increased risk to food safety/personal hygiene in kitchen. A smal whb would solve the problem 1
There is no natural lighting to the living area. Mechanical ventilation is provided, but how effective? 1
There is no wash hand basin in the downstairs wc, nor in the upstairs bathroom. Therefore the only place to wash hands/clean teeth is over the kitchen sink or in the bath. 1
There is some much rubbish, paper, food cans,wrapping accummulated in ALL rooms and circ spaces. Access to room neigh impossible, doors blocked. H/hold behaviour (extreme hoarding. Risked observed or likely. Collapse structure related to rear balcony. R 1
This property is extremely cluttered, has a mouse infestation and has an elderly owner in residence 1
Unknown 1
Unstable garden retaining wall 8.0m long and aprox 0.7m high constructed of brick 1
Very dirty 'student' shared house. 1
Very low beam running the length of the kitchen - obstructs working area. 1
WC can only be flushed using a bucket, and shower 'cubicle' is home-made and very difficult to clean. 1
WHB removed 7 years ago and never replaced 1
WORKTOPS UNFIT FOR USE 1
Water supply ends at stop tap off lead service There is no kitchen in the property There is a WC only and no basin or bath There is debris and rubbish in the house 1
Water supply from borehole - unknown quality. 1
as above 1
cooker in an alcove 1
exhaust gases from the boiler entering the property 1
floor covering to kitchen not sealed to wall edges & no skirting, major drain leak to cellar which is open to habitable rooms as no door. 1
gas - due to plot excavation 15 foot length of gas supply pipe exposed & hanging 6 ft above grd level. 1
no kitchen provision in flat at all although commercial kitchen on ground floor is used. 1
notes above refer to Food Safety NOT personal hygiene 1
old style electric heater in bathroom- not allowed under current Regs, so costed "replace" with a radiator. 1
open manhole at rear - cover broken and removed 1
property has two systems in place.the older dtaed wiring and sockets.use of extention leads and and other conversion sockets to enable the use of modern appliances. 1
re the above comment- the boundary wall to the left face is unstable. I have specified replacement of 7m of wall in sec 18 and in sec 21 scored it as a structural defect. 1
see above but not extreme 1
see text above! 1
very old wiring to lighting circuit with pendant type switches in bedrooms 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEnglish Housing Survey, 2010: Housing Stock Data