Overcrowding - Revision history

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	No account shall be taken for the purposes of either Table of a room having a floor area of less than 50 sq. ft.		No account shall be taken for the purposes of either Table of a room having a floor area of less than 50 sq. ft.

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	NB [https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2020-to-2021-headline-report English Housing Survey, Headline Report, 2020-21], published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in 2021, states: ‘Households are said to be overcrowded if they have fewer bedrooms available than the notional number needed according to the bedroom standard definition. See bedroom standard.’
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		+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	* Building regulations.		* Building regulations.

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	* Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.		* Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.

−	[[Category:~~Standards_/_measurements~~]] [[Category:~~DCN_Standard~~]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:Standards_/_measurements]]

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	According to the Housing Act 1985, a dwelling is overcrowded when the number of persons sleeping in it contravenes the room standard or the space standard.		According to the Housing Act 1985, a dwelling is overcrowded when the number of persons sleeping in it contravenes the room standard or the space standard.

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	{\|		{\|
	\| FLOOR AREA OF ROOM		\| FLOOR AREA OF ROOM
−	~~\| N~~\|UMBER OF PERSONS	+	\| UMBER OF PERSONS
	\|-		\|-
	\| 110 sq. ft. or more		\| 110 sq. ft. or more
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	* Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.		* Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.

−	[[Category:Standards_/_measurements]]	+	[[Category:Standards_/_measurements]] [[Category:DCN_Standard]]

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	{\|		{\|
−	\|~~Number of rooms~~	+	\| NUMBER OF ROOMS
−	\|~~Number of persons~~	+	\| NUMBER OF PERSONS
	\|-		\|-
−	\|1	+	\| 1
−	\|2	+	\| 2
	\|-		\|-
−	\|2	+	\| 2
−	\|3	+	\| 3
	\|-		\|-
−	\|3	+	\| 3
−	\|5	+	\| 5
	\|-		\|-
−	\|4	+	\| 4
−	\|7½	+	\| 7½
	\|-		\|-
−	\|5 or more	+	\| 5 or more
−	\|2 for each room	+	\| 2 for each room
	\|}		\|}

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	{\|		{\|
−	\|~~Floor area of room~~	+	\| FLOOR AREA OF ROOM
−	\|~~Number of persons~~	+	\| N\|UMBER OF PERSONS
	\|-		\|-
−	\|110 sq. ft. or more	+	\| 110 sq. ft. or more
−	\|2	+	\| 2
	\|-		\|-
−	\|90 sq. ft. or more but less than 110 sq.ft.	+	\| 90 sq. ft. or more but less than 110 sq.ft.
−	\|1½	+	\| 1½
	\|-		\|-
−	\|70 sq. ft. or more but less than 90 sq. ft.	+	\| 70 sq. ft. or more but less than 90 sq. ft.
−	\|1	+	\| 1
	\|-		\|-
−	\|50 sq. ft. or more but less than 70 sq. ft.	+	\| 50 sq. ft. or more but less than 70 sq. ft.
−	\|½	+	\| ½
	\|}		\|}

−	No account shall be taken for the purposes of either Table of a room having a floor area of less than 50 ~~square feet~~.	+	No account shall be taken for the purposes of either Table of a room having a floor area of less than 50 sq. ft.

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
−		+
−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

	* Building regulations.		* Building regulations.

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	* Micro flats.		* Micro flats.
	* Minimum room size.		* Minimum room size.
		+	* Minimum space standards.
	* NHBC technical standards.		* NHBC technical standards.
	* Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.		* Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.

	[[Category:Standards_/_measurements]]		[[Category:Standards_/_measurements]]

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	* Housing Standards Review.		* Housing Standards Review.
	* Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England.		* Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England.
		+	* Micro flats.
	* Minimum room size.		* Minimum room size.
	* NHBC technical standards.		* NHBC technical standards.

Designing Buildings at 11:27, 21 October 2016

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	* Code for sustainable homes.		* Code for sustainable homes.
	* Decent homes standard.		* Decent homes standard.
		+	* Densification.
	* Draft housing standards.		* Draft housing standards.
	* Draft London Housing Strategy (blog November 2013).		* Draft London Housing Strategy (blog November 2013).
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	* Housing Standards Review.		* Housing Standards Review.
	* Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England.		* Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England.
		+	* Minimum room size.
	* NHBC technical standards.		* NHBC technical standards.
	* Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.		* Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.

	[[Category:Standards_/_measurements]]		[[Category:Standards_/_measurements]]

Designing Buildings at 11:20, 21 October 2016

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−	According to the Housing Act 1985,	+	According to the Housing Act 1985, a dwelling is overcrowded when the number of persons sleeping in it contravenes the room standard or the space standard.

−	~~A dwelling is overcrowded when the number of persons sleeping in it contravenes the room~~ standard ~~or the space standard).~~	+	= Room standard =

		+	The room standard is contravened when the number of persons sleeping in a dwelling and the number of rooms available as sleeping accommodation is such that two persons of opposite sexes who are not living together as husband and wife must sleep in the same room. Children under the age of ten shall be left out of account, and a room is available as sleeping accommodation if it is of a type normally used in the locality either as a bedroom or as a living room.

		+	= Space standard =

−	* The room standard is contravened when the number of persons sleeping in a dwelling and the number of rooms available as sleeping accommodation is such that two persons of opposite sexes who are not living together as husband and wife must sleep in the same room. Children under the age of ten shall be left out of account, and a room is available as sleeping accommodation if it is of a type normally used in the locality either as a bedroom or as a living room.	+	The space standard is contravened when the number of persons sleeping in a dwelling is in excess of the permitted number, having regard to the number and floor area of the rooms of the dwelling available as sleeping accommodation.
−	* The space standard is contravened when the number of persons sleeping in a dwelling is in excess of the permitted number, having regard to the number and floor area of the rooms of the dwelling available as sleeping accommodation.	+

−	The permitted number of persons in relation to a dwelling is whichever is the less ~~of—~~	+	The permitted number of persons in relation to a dwelling is whichever is the less of:

	* The number specified in Table I in relation to the number of rooms in the dwelling available as sleeping accommodation, and		* The number specified in Table I in relation to the number of rooms in the dwelling available as sleeping accommodation, and
	* The aggregate for all such rooms in the dwelling of the numbers specified in column 2 of Table II in relation to each room of the floor area specified in column 1		* The aggregate for all such rooms in the dwelling of the numbers specified in column 2 of Table II in relation to each room of the floor area specified in column 1
−	* Table I	+
		+	Table I

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="50%"~~\|Number of rooms	+	\|Number of rooms
−	~~\|width="50%"~~\|Number of persons	+	\|Number of persons
	\|-		\|-
	\|1		\|1
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	\|}		\|}

−	* Table II	+	Table II

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="50%"~~\|Floor area of room	+	\|Floor area of room
−	~~\|width="50%"~~\|Number of persons	+	\|Number of persons
	\|-		\|-
	\|110 sq. ft. or more		\|110 sq. ft. or more
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	\|½		\|½
	\|}		\|}
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	No account shall be taken for the purposes of either Table of a room having a floor area of less than 50 square feet.		No account shall be taken for the purposes of either Table of a room having a floor area of less than 50 square feet.
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−
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−

	= Find out more =		= Find out more =

−	Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki	+	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===
−		+
−	~~Building regulations.~~	+
−		+
−	~~Code for sustainable homes.~~	+
−		+
−	~~Decent homes standard.~~	+
−		+
−	~~Draft housing standards.~~	+
−		+
−	~~Draft London Housing Strategy (blog November 2013).~~	+
−		+
−	~~GLA Housing Design SPG.~~	+
−		+
−	~~Housing Standards Review.~~	+
−		+
−	~~Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England.~~	+

−	NHBC technical standards.	+	* Building regulations.
		+	* Code for sustainable homes.
		+	* Decent homes standard.
		+	* Draft housing standards.
		+	* Draft London Housing Strategy (blog November 2013).
		+	* GLA Housing Design SPG.
		+	* Housing Standards Review.
		+	* Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England.
		+	* NHBC technical standards.
		+	* Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.

−	~~Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.~~	+	[[Category:Standards_/_measurements]]

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According to the Housing Act 1985,

A dwelling is overcrowded when the number of persons sleeping in it contravenes the room standard or the space standard).

* The room standard is contravened when the number of persons sleeping in a dwelling and the number of rooms available as sleeping accommodation is such that two persons of opposite sexes who are not living together as husband and wife must sleep in the same room. Children under the age of ten shall be left out of account, and a room is available as sleeping accommodation if it is of a type normally used in the locality either as a bedroom or as a living room.
* The space standard is contravened when the number of persons sleeping in a dwelling is in excess of the permitted number, having regard to the number and floor area of the rooms of the dwelling available as sleeping accommodation.

The permitted number of persons in relation to a dwelling is whichever is the less of—

* The number specified in Table I in relation to the number of rooms in the dwelling available as sleeping accommodation, and
* The aggregate for all such rooms in the dwelling of the numbers specified in column 2 of Table II in relation to each room of the floor area specified in column 1
* Table I

{|
|width="50%"|Number of rooms
|width="50%"|Number of persons
|-
|1
|2
|-
|2
|3
|-
|3
|5
|-
|4
|7½
|-
|5 or more
|2 for each room
|}

* Table II

{|
|width="50%"|Floor area of room
|width="50%"|Number of persons
|-
|110 sq. ft. or more
|2
|-
|90 sq. ft. or more but less than 110 sq.ft.
|1½
|-
|70 sq. ft. or more but less than 90 sq. ft.
|1
|-
|50 sq. ft. or more but less than 70 sq. ft.
|½
|}

No account shall be taken for the purposes of either Table of a room having a floor area of less than 50 square feet.

= Find out more =

Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki

Building regulations.

Code for sustainable homes.

Decent homes standard.

Draft housing standards.

Draft London Housing Strategy (blog November 2013).

GLA Housing Design SPG.

Housing Standards Review.

Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England.

NHBC technical standards.

Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard.