Step 1: Introduction to council housing
Number of applicants waiting for council housing
This page shows the number of applicants waiting for council housing. They are either on the main waiting list or the transfer list. Applicants on the transfer list are already in council housing (or a housing association property), but seek a different property.
We publish this information every month.
Information on this page may inform your bid for council housing through our allocations and lettings process.
The number of applicants on the housing register waiting list and transfer list on 1 December 2025 was 2,644.
| Band | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+bed | Aged 60+ for 1 or 2 bed |
Total in band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 211 | 85 | 69 | 31 | 212 | 608 |
| Band B | 703 | 317 | 302 | 35 | 277 | 1,634 |
| Band E | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Band O | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 367 | 391 |
| Total | 936 | 405 | 376 | 67 | 860 | 2,644 |