Table 1

Selective licensing (SL) schemes in Greater London up until 2018 (year/local authority)

SchemeLSOA spatial unitsPopulation 2011Treated private rentersControl private rentersTreated+
NNAnnual mean (min; max)Total NAnnual mean (min; max)Total NTotal N
2012 Newham155291 351110 (61;143)994298 (175;393)26863680
2014 Barking-Dagenham110185 91166 (54;73)590104 (83;132)9371527
2015 Brent2347 476
2015 Waltham Forest144258 249
2015 Croydon220363 378
2015 Harrow711 653156 (116;202)1406549 (428;628)49386344
2016 Harrow611 394
2016 Tower Hamlets2238 35422 (16;35)20057 (25;82)511711
2017 Ealing4377 024
2017 Redbridge1628 78931 (11;50)278135 (74;181)12141492
2018 Harrow1424 491
2018 Brent4275 793
2018 Bexley1323 499
2018 Hackney1526 366
2018 Redbridge91164 845112 (74;141)1006287 (225;337)25873593
Total9211 628 573447412 87317 347
  • Geographies were standardised to fully treated LSOA units. Population estimates are based on Census 2011. APS private renter responses in 2011–2019 tabulated by year of treatment initiation.

  • APS, Annual Population Survey; LSOA, lower layer super output aea.