In Stockton-on-Tees there were a total of 79,497 dwellings at April 2006 of which 2,253 (2.8 per cent) were vacant. Average house prices in the borough have increased by 56% in the last three years, from £90,462 (April to June 2003) to £141,002 (April to June 2006).
There is also a significant programme of improvement in housing within the Borough, with investment of £163million to bring public housing up to the Government's new 'decent' standards, and ongoing improvements to private sector housing.
