Armed Forces: Housing
(asked on 24th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation occupancy by rank.
The below table shows the breakdown of single living accommodation (SLA) occupancy by NATO Rank and SLA type for all armed forces personnel as at 24 January 2024.
| SLA Type |
| |||||||||
NATO Rank | 4 | A | C | I | J | O | S | X | Y | Z | Total |
OF0 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 10 |
OF1 | 40 | 40 | ~ | 100 | 2010 | 990 | 20 | ~ | 10 | 30 | 3,230 |
OF2 | 110 | 40 | ~ | 110 | 3660 | 30 | 190 | ~ | ~ | 50 | 4,190 |
OF3 | 20 | 20 | ~ | 70 | 590 | ~ | 1,640 | ~ | ~ | 30 | 2,370 |
OF4 | ~ | 50 | ~ | 10 | 180 | ~ | 810 | ~ | ~ | 10 | 1,070 |
OF5 | ~ | 10 | ~ | ~ | 30 | ~ | 280 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 320 |
OF6 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 80 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 90 |
OF7 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 30 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 40 |
OF8 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 10 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 10 |
OF9 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ |
OR2 | 1,550 | 640 | 20 | 920 | ~ | 30 | ~ | 5040 | 4,700 | 23,420 | 36,330 |
OR3 | 270 | 10 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 10 | 10 | 120 | 490 | 7,340 | 8,260 |
OR4 | 390 | 250 | ~ | 370 | ~ | 20 | 220 | 130 | 710 | 8,580 | 10,670 |
OR6 | 210 | 110 | ~ | 180 | ~ | 10 | 4,440 | ~ | 30 | 640 | 5,620 |
OR7 | 90 | 30 | ~ | 80 | ~ | 10 | 3,010 | ~ | ~ | 50 | 3,270 |
OR8 | 40 | 10 | ~ | 20 | ~ | ~ | 1,440 | ~ | ~ | 10 | 1,510 |
OR9 | 20 | 20 | ~ | 20 | ~ | ~ | 790 | ~ | ~ | 20 | 870 |
Total | 2,740 | 1,250 | 20 | 1,870 | 6,490 | 1,120 | 1,2970 | 5,290 | 5,940 | 40,190 | 77,860 |
The below table shows the breakdown of service family accommodation (SFA) occupancy by NATO Rank and SFA type for all armed forces personnel as at 24 January 2024.
| SFA Type | |||||||||
NATO Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | A | B | C | D | Total |
OF1 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 20 | 200 | ~ | 20 | 50 | ~ | 290 |
OF2 | ~ | ~ | 30 | 610 | 1920 | ~ | 50 | 140 | 50 | 2,830 |
OF3 | ~ | ~ | 300 | 1,800 | 690 | ~ | 20 | 50 | 20 | 2,870 |
OF4 | ~ | 50 | 820 | 290 | 70 | ~ | ~ | 10 | ~ | 1,240 |
OF5 | 10 | 60 | 240 | 40 | 10 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 350 |
OF6 | 10 | 30 | 60 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 110 |
OF7 | 10 | 20 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 40 |
OF8 | 10 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 10 |
OF9 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ |
OR2 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 10 | 10 | ~ | 1,800 | 2,380 | 160 | 4,350 |
OR3 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 20 | ~ | ~ | 1,230 | 1,960 | 200 | 3,400 |
OR4 | ~ | ~ | 10 | 40 | 20 | ~ | 1,880 | 5,250 | 730 | 7,930 |
OR6 | ~ | ~ | 20 | 50 | 40 | ~ | 900 | 4,200 | 760 | 5,960 |
OR7 | ~ | ~ | 10 | 40 | 30 | ~ | 420 | 2,400 | 580 | 3,480 |
OR8 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 20 | 30 | ~ | 140 | 110 | 260 | 1,550 |
OR9 | ~ | ~ | 10 | 40 | 40 | ~ | 20 | 390 | 230 | 720 |
Total | 40 | 160 | 1,520 | 2,980 | 3,080 | ~ | 6,470 | 17,910 | 2,980 | 35,150 |
Please note that for both tables, figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, where numbers ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid systematic bias. Totals have been rounded independently and therefore may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.
~ is 5 or fewer.
NATO Rank Code | Rank |
OF1 – OF2 | Junior Officers |
OF3 – OF5 | Senior Officers |
OF6 – OF10 | General Officers |
OR1 – OR4 | Enlisted Ranks |
OR5 – OR9 | Non-commissioned Officers |
Full detail of NATO rank codings across the Services can be found at the following link: