Housing facts and figures

The Southwark Plan policy ensures that developments deliver a range of housing sizes, including three or more bedroom homes, for people of all incomes and different needs. This section provides the proportion of family homes (three or more bedroom units) approved and delivered against major developments across the borough. Even though the level of requirements for family size homes varies by designated area, it is a useful indicator of the overall provision of family homes in Southwark during the reporting period.

This is reported in gross terms due to unavailable historic data from earlier regeneration schemes. This is because the net change (in terms of family homes) did not have the number of bedrooms recorded when some units were demolished through redevelopment.

Major development is defined as planning applications which involve the creation of 10 or more residential units. 

Minor development is defined as planning applications which involve the creation of 9 or fewer residential units.