"Figure 17: Vacant social housing as a percentage of total social housing, by English regions and Wales","" "England and Wales, 2016","" "","" "Notes","1. Data from [Vacant dwellings](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants), [Vacancies](https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Housing/Social-Housing-Vacancies/vacancies-by-area-availability-duration), [Number of dwellings by Tenure](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants) and [Dwelling stock estimates by tenure](https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Housing/Dwelling-Stock-Estimates/dwellingstockestimates-by-localauthority-tenure). 2. Vacant social housing in England uses private registered provider and local authority vacancies for general needs and self contained rent housing. 3. Vacant social housing in Wales includes vacancies from registered social landlords and local authorities and comprises general needs, sheltered, extra care and other supported rent housing. 4. Data on vacancies for England are taken as at October each year. 5. Data on vacancies for Wales is taken as at 31 March each year. 6. Dwelling stock by tenure data in England is at 1 April each year. 7. Dwelling stock by tenure data in Wales is based on 2015/16 for 2016." "Unit","%" "","" "Area","Vacant social housing as % of total social housing","England and Wales" "Wales","1.93","1.19" "North East","1.78","1.19" "Yorkshire and The Humber","1.38","1.19" "North West","1.36","1.19" "East Midlands","1.27","1.19" "London","1.27","1.19" "West Midlands","1.02","1.19" "South East","0.81","1.19" "South West","0.78","1.19" "East","0.73","1.19"