Step 1: Introduction to council housing
Number of applicants waiting for council housing
This page shows the number of applicants waiting for council housing. The applicants 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 are seeking a different property.
This information is published every month and may help you when bidding for council housing through our allocations and lettings process.
The number of applicants on the housing register waiting list and transfer list on 1 February 2026 was 2,496.
| Band | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed | Aged 60+ for 1/2 bed |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 182 | 90 | 77 | 34 | 126 | 509 |
| Band B | 713 | 314 | 306 | 34 | 250 | 1,617 |
| Band E | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Band O | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 336 | 358 |
| Total | 917 | 408 | 387 | 69 | 715 | 2,496 |