There are over 1 million empty homes in England.
There are over 325,000 people in need of a home.
It's time for Action on Empty Homes.
Empty Homes Matter.
There are nearly 700,000 homes in England that are unfurnished and standing empty. Over 265,000 of these are classed as ‘long-term empty’. When we add in holiday short-lets and second homes, total vacancy sits at over 1 million homes, meaning that across England, 1 in every 25 homes is empty.
This is wasted housing stock that urgently needs to be recycled. In the midst of a housing crisis, we cannot afford to waste homes. In England, over 300,000 people are trapped in often poor quality, insecure Temporary Accommodation whilst many more rough sleep.
Bringing empty homes back into use is far more environmentally friendly than building the equivalent new builds. It’s time for action on empty homes.
Empty Homes Data
We spend time understanding the data on empty homes and underutilisation. It makes us more effective campaigners and it helps everyone understand the enormity of the problem and the solutions that could help bring empty homes back into use.
Community Resources
Much of the power to bring empty homes into use can happen at a local level. We’ve created information and resources to support local people, community groups and local authorities to be better at quickly bringing empty homes back into use.
The difference we make
We’ve existed for over 30 years. In that time, we’ve made a big difference to the landscape of empty homes.
“I support Action on Empty Homes because they recognise the role empties play in the housing crisis”
We're a small but mighty team, funded solely by grants and donations. We believe that with 250,000 homes sitting long-term empty in England and over 250,000 people in housing need more must be done to bring empty homes back into use. You can support us in this mission.
With your help we raise awareness so that the issue simply can't be ignored. We lobby policy makers and support communities bringing homes back into use.
We take action on empty homes.
