Armed Forces: Housing

(asked on 16th June 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average (a) age and (b) condition ratings are for (i) all Ministry of Defence-managed residential properties and (ii) Ministry of Defence-managed residential properties in Fylde constituency.


Answered by
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Al Carns
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
This question was answered on 23rd June 2025

The average age of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) and Single Living Accommodation (SLA) can be found in the table below:

Ministry of Defence managed residential properties

Average Age

All SFA

64 Years

SFA in Fylde constituency

68 Years

All SLA

46 Years

SLA in Fylde constituency

40 Years

The Government's Decent Homes Standard is the current benchmark for SFA condition used by the Ministry of Defence. This standard is currently being reviewed by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Subsequently, the condition ratings for SFA will be revised in line with any new recommendations.

The average condition ratings for SLA can be found in the table below:

Ministry of Defence managed residential properties

Average condition rating

All SLA

Grade 3*

SLA in Fylde constituency

Grade 3

*The information concerning the condition grading is only held for 46% of sites with SLA.

All existing SLA within Weeton Barracks were built in 1985. A condition grading inspection for Weeton Barracks is currently underway and there are three new SLA blocks currently being constructed.

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