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Housing waiting list

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1.How many applicants are currently in band 1 for housing in Wokingham borough: 57
a) How many of those are waiting for a 3 bedroom property: 7

2. How many applicants are currently in band 2 for housing in Wokingham borough: 126
a) How many of those are waiting for a 3 bedroom property: 26

3. How many applicants are currently in band 3 for housing in Wokingham borough: 530
a) How many of those are waiting for a 3 bedroom property: 221

4. When were the last 5 people for each band allocated a 3 bedroom house and how long had they been waiting?
Band 1 - Please see below, this is how long they waited from being placed into Band 1 rather than how long they may have been on the housing register for
27/08/2025 – 3 weeks
27/08/2025 – 1 month
27/08/2025 – 5 months
25/07/2025 – 4 months
10/6/25 - 3 months

Band 2 - Please see below, this is how long they waited from being placed into Band 1 rather than how long they may have been on the housing register for
17/09/2025 – 11 months
09/09/2025 – 1 month
27/08/2025 – 8 months
09/6/25- 4 months
15/5/25 – 2 months

Band 3 - Please see below, this is how long they waited from being placed into Band 1 rather than how long they may have been on the housing register for
30/07/2024 – 2 months
10/02/2023 – 9 months
23/02/2021 – 2 years
22/02/2021- 18 months
28/01/ 2021 – 2 years

5. How many 3 bedroom properties are currently void?
As of 29th September, there are 4 three bedroom properties void, 2 of which are on offer, 2 are still to be requested for allocation.

6. What is the average wait time for someone in band 3 to receive a 3 bedroom property?
It is very rare for a band 3 to be allocated for a 3 bed so there is no average time as such.

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