We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are Chris Anderton please sign in and let everyone know.

Housing Waiting List

Chris Anderton made this Freedom of Information request to Oxford City Council

We're waiting for Chris Anderton to read a recent response and update the status.

Chris Anderton
Delivered

Dear Oxford City Council,

Can you please provide a breakdown of the number of families or individuals currently on the Council's housing list broken down by the number of bedrooms and how long they have been on the waiting list:

1 Bedroom (how many people are registered on the housing waiting list for this class of property)
2 Bedrooms (how many people are registered on the housing waiting list for this class of property)
3 Bedrooms (how many people are registered on the housing waiting list for this class of property)
4 Bedrooms (how many people are registered on the housing waiting list for this class of property)
5 Bedrooms (how many people are registered on the housing waiting list for this class of property)
6 Bedrooms (how many people are registered on the housing waiting list for this class of property)
7+ Bedrooms (how many people are registered on the housing waiting list for this class of property)

Yours faithfully,

Chris Anderton

Link to this Report
Freedom of Information Team, Oxford City Council

Dear Chris Anderton

Freedom of Information Request, Oxford City Council - Reference:
FOI2025/00630

Thank you for your email. Your request was received on 17 May 2025 and you
will be sent a response by 16th June 2025 in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000/ Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR),
subject to the information not being exempt or containing reference to a
third party.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Team | Law and Governance | Oxford City Council |
Town Hall | St Aldate's | Oxford | OX1 1BX

Website: [1]www.oxford.gov.uk | Follow us on Twitter:
[2]www.twitter.com/OxfordCity | Like us on Facebook:
[3]www.facebook.com/OxfordCityCouncil

References

Visible links
1. http://www.oxford.gov.uk/
2. http://www.twitter.com/OxfordCity
3. http://www.facebook.com/OxfordCityCouncil

Link to this Report
Freedom of Information Team, Oxford City Council

Dear Chris Anderton

Freedom of Information Request, Oxford City Council - Reference:
FOI2025/00630

I am writing to you regarding your Freedom of Information Request
FOI2025/00630. Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing issues and
disruption with our systems, therefore the response to your request has
been delayed. I wish to apologise for this delay, and any resulting
inconvenience caused. Please be assured that we are actively working on
the response to your request, and will provide you with the response as
soon as possible.

Many thanks,

Freedom of Information Officer

| Freedom of Information Team | Law & Governance | Oxford City Council |
Oxford Town Hall | St Aldates | Oxford | OX1 1BX |

Website: [1]www.oxford.gov.uk | Follow us on Twitter:
[2]www.twitter.com/OxfordCity | Like us on Facebook:
[3]www.facebook.com/OxfordCityCouncil

References

Visible links
1. http://www.oxford.gov.uk/
2. http://www.twitter.com/OxfordCity
3. http://www.facebook.com/OxfordCityCouncil

Link to this Report
Freedom of Information Team, Oxford City Council

Dear Chris Anderton

Please find below a response to your request for information received on
17 May.

1 Bedroom - 1929 households

2 Bedrooms - 956 households

3 Bedrooms - 733 households

4 Bedrooms - 196 households

5 Bedrooms - 51 households

6 Bedrooms - 3 households

7+ Bedrooms - 3 households

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Team | Law and Governance | Oxford City Council |
Town Hall | St Aldate's | Oxford | OX1 1BX

Website: [1]www.oxford.gov.uk | Follow us on Twitter:
[2]www.twitter.com/OxfordCity | Like us on Facebook:
[3]www.facebook.com/OxfordCityCouncil

References

Visible links
1. http://www.oxford.gov.uk/
2. http://www.twitter.com/OxfordCity
3. http://www.facebook.com/OxfordCityCouncil

Link to this Report
Chris Anderton
Delivered

Dear Oxford City Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Oxford City Council's handling of my FOI request 'Housing Waiting List'.

You have provided no information regarding how long they have been on the waiting list as requested.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/h...

Yours faithfully,

Chris Anderton

Link to this Report
Freedom of Information Team, Oxford City Council

Dear Chris Anderton

Freedom of Information Request, Oxford City Council - Reference:
FOI2025/00630

Thank you for your follow up question(s) to our response to your Freedom
of Information request received on 17 May. Our answers are as follows.

Follow up Question(s)

Can you please advise on the data regarding how long they have been on the
waiting list:

Response

Average time on register:

1 Bedroom - 4.3 years

2 Bedrooms - 3.6 years

3 Bedrooms - 5.0 years

4 Bedrooms - 5.9 years

5 Bedrooms - 6.9 years

6+ Bedrooms - 6.4 years

If you disagree with any part of the response to your request, you are
entitled to ask the Council for an internal review of the decision(s)
made. You may do this by writing to the Monitoring Officer, by either
email [1][email address] - or by post to Monitoring Officer, Oxford City
Council, Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1BX. After the result of the
internal review, if you remain dissatisfied, you may ask the Information
Commissioner to intervene on your behalf. You may do this by writing to
the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Team | Law & Governance | Oxford City Council |
Town Hall | St Aldate's | Oxford | OX1 1BX |

Website: [2]www.oxford.gov.uk | Follow us on Twitter:
[3]www.twitter.com/OxfordCity | Like us on Facebook:
[4]www.facebook.com/OxfordCityCouncil

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email%20address]
2. http://www.oxford.gov.uk/
3. http://www.twitter.com/OxfordCity
4. http://www.facebook.com/OxfordCityCouncil

Link to this Report
We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are Chris Anderton please sign in and let everyone know.