Chapter 6 - Land Holdings and Buildings
                             
Table 6.5 Surveyed condition of Service Family Accommodation in the United Kingdom at 31 March each year in thousands of dwellings
Defence Infrastructure Organisation's Directorate Operations Accommodation intent is that by March 2013 very little, if any, of the occupied UK Service Family Accommodation (SFA) estate should be below Standard 2 for Condition as set out in the Defence Accommodation Management Strategy and the aspiration is to have all properties at Standard 1 for Condition by 2020 subject to funding. Core properties are those that are expected to be required in the long term. Not all of the existing stock will be upgraded as some will be handed back to Annington Homes Ltd or disposed of by DIO.

At 31 March 2011, 93% of properties were at either Standard 1 for Condition or Standard 2 for Condition, with the remainder at Standard 3 or 4. However, this figure does not take into account the Standard for Condition data for SFA in Northern Ireland and an analysis of these stock holdings would raise the overall number of properties at or above Standard 2 for Condition to 96%.

Standard for Condition categories:

All SFA is rated by Standard for Condition on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 being the highest. This rating is achieved by assessing a property against 102 different attributes organised under 8 categories; Building Fabric, Health and Safety, Electrical, Security, Sanitary, Kitchen, Bedroom, and Energy Efficiency. All 8 categories must score at standard 1 for the overall Standard for Condition to be 1.

Examples of required improvements for a Standard 2 property are: a thermostatic shower, new kitchen, or an upgrade to loft insulation.

A Standard 3 property may require: a complete re-wire and consumer unit, new kitchen, bathroom, and an upgrade to insulation of lofts and plumbing.

Standard 4 properties will typically require a new bathroom, electrical system, kitchen, insulation upgrade, and health & safety review.
 
Thousands
Surveyed holdings by standards Total stock   Core Stock1   Total stock2    
for Condition 2000     2005 2006 2007   2008   2009 3 2010   2011
Total (United Kingdom) 57.4   || 42.9 43.0 44.4 || 48.8 || 49.9   49.1   49.1
 
Standard 1 for Condition 12.8   || 24.0 25.1 26.6 || 28.4 || 15.8   23.4   22.1
 
Standard 2 for Condition 28.4   || 17.9 15.8 15.7 || 17.4 || 25.6   21.3   23.8
 
Standard 3 for Condition 15.7   || 0.9 2.0 2.0 || 2.0 || 2.4   1.2   1.2
 
Standard 4 for Condition 0.6   || 0.1 0.1 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.3   0.2   0.2
 
Not Recorded4 *   || * * * || 0.8 || 5.8   3.0   1.7
 
Source: MOD Defence Infrastructure Organisation
 
1. Core stock are those properties that are expected to be required in the long term.
2. For the period 2002-07 condition of holdings was reported against core stock. From 2008, for consistency with other reporting this was changed to report against total stock.
3. Northern Ireland data is included from 2009 onwards, due to Defence Infrastructure Organisation assuming responsibility for Northern Ireland. Years prior to 2009 cover Great Britain only.
4. As at 2011, Northern Ireland represents 97% of the "Not Recorded" stock. 80% of this stock is assessed to be in good condition.
 

Housing Stock (Percentage)