What do you know about UK housing? Take our quiz

What percentage of homes sold under right to buy are now rented out in the private sector? Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

We know the housing crisis is one of the country’s most urgent issues, from homelessness, a dearth of social housing, and ever present headlines about rising house prices and how many people are locked out of home ownership. But how much do you really know about the facts and figures behind the headlines?

Take our quiz and find out.

1. How many people live in social housing in England and Wales?

   1. 1.2m

   2. 0.4m

   3. 4.1m

   4. 8.2m

2. 

   How many people rent privately in England and Wales?

   1. 1.6m

   2. 4.3m

   3. 5.6m

   4. 8.2m

3. How long, on average, have social renters in England and Wales lived in their property?

   1. 2 years

   2. 4.6 years

   3. 11.4 years

   4. 17.5 years

4. How long have private renters in England and Wales, on average, lived in their properties?

   1. 2.2 years

   2. 4.0 years

   3. 11.9 years

   4. 16.2 years

5. 

   In 1980, Margaret Thatcher introduced right to buy, allowing tenants to purchase their council homes at a hefty discount. How many social homes were sold under the scheme between 1980 and 2014?

   1. 0.4m

   2. 0.8m

   3. 1.2m

   4. 1.8m

6. Excluding London, what is the maximum discount available when purchasing a home through right to buy?

   1. £12,300

   2. £21,600

   3. £42,500

   4. £77,900

7. 

   What percentage of homes sold under right to buy are now rented out in the private sector?

   1. 12%

   2. 24%

   3. 40%

   4. 64%

8. Increasing numbers of people are homeless and stuck in emergency housing: how many households were in temporary accommodation in England as of December 2016?

   1. 52,410

   2. 61,340

   3. 74,630

   4. 82,360

9. 

   The number of people sleeping rough in England has also risen: by what percentage has street homelessness increased since 2010?

   1. 22%

   2. 39%

   3. 72%

   4. 134%

10. What is the overall average house price in the UK?

    1. £199,000

    2. £220,000

    3. £268,000

    4. £292,000

11. 

    The UK borough with the highest house price was Kensington, in London, and the lowest was Burnley, in Lancashire. What is the difference between the average house prices in the two boroughs?

    1. £210,000

    2. £480,000

    3. £720,000

    4. £1,226,000

Solutions

1:C, 2:B - According to the English Housing Survey 14.3m households were owner-occupiers, and 3.9m social renters, 3:B - Nearly half (46%) of social renters lived in the most deprived 20% of areas in 2013-14, according to the English Housing Survey. A similar proportion (45%) had an income in the lowest 20%, 4:B - Private renters have the shortest tenancies – owner occupiers have lived an average of 17.5 years in their properties , 5:D - Under Labour, discounts on council homes were lowered, before being raised again after 2010 by the Conservatives to encourage more sales, 6:D - Within London, the discount rises to £103,900 or 70% (whichever is lower), 7:C - The first right to buy property was sold in 1980 to its council tenants for just over £8,000, and resold in 2013 for £180,000., 8:C - Temporary accommodation includes hostels, bed and breakfasts and women's shelters., 9:D - Department for Communities and Local Government's snapshot figures on street homelessness show the rate of rough sleeping has increased rapidly in the past six years, 10:B - The Office for National Statistics most recent figures show the average house price is £30,000 shy of quarter of a million pounds, 11:D - The average house price in Kensington is £1.3m compared to Burnley's £74,000. For one house in Kensington, you could buy 17 in Burnley, and still have change.

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