One street in the Bristol ward with the highest density of HMOs has more than 75 houses of multiple occupancy.
Nearly a quarter of houses in Cotham are classed to be HMOs according to data released by Bristol City Council. There are a total of 1,046 houses of multiple occupancy in the area, which means Cotham is the ward with the greatest density of HMO properties - 21.7 per cent of all housing there are HMOs.
Following a Freedom of Information request, BristolLive was able to find out which streets in the ward have the highest number of HMO's in Cotham. The data provided by the council includes both "licensed and licensable" HMOs but does not include purpose built student blocks as they are mostly self-contained units.
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These are the streets with the highest number of HMOs in Cotham:
1. High Kingsdown: 86
2. Hampton Road: 47
3. Redland Road: 42
4. Waverly Road: 38
5. Cotham Road: 25
6. Brighton Road: 23
7. Chandos Road: 21
8. Roslyn Road: 21
9. Arley Hill: 20
10. Stanley Road: 20
The council said that, in the past five years, 536 inspections have been carried out that had the potential to lead to enforcement action, while in 457 inspections they lead to one or more enforcement actions being taken. The data showed no enforcement action was taken after 79 inspections.
The council said that, in 408 cases, the enforcement action issued a schedule of works in relation to non-compliance with licence conditions. In 58 cases, an "informal improvement notice" was issued and in eight cases a service of a hazard awareness notice was required.
A total of 142 complaints have been received by the council regarding HMOs in Cotham in the past five years. In the majority of cases, these were about hazards such as damp and mould (63) and management issues (45).
When asked for details on the number of offices working on HMO licencing enforcement in Cotham, the council said: "There is no division based upon ward in Officers casework therefore we cannot supply a figure for this question."
