Decent Homes Standard

The Decent Homes Standard was set up by Central Government to ensure that all social housing landlords got their properties up to a basic standard of habitation by 2010.

These standards are to ensure that each Oxford City Council home:

• has modern facilities and services
• is in a reasonable state of repair
• has a reasonable degree of thermal comfort
• meets the minimum fitness standards

All of our 7,900 council homes were brought up to the Decent Homes Standard within the target date set by the Government of December 2010.

Approximately £63 million pounds was spent on upgrading and renovating the properties.

We will continue to keep our properties up to the Decent Homes Standard and have an on-going programme to achieve this.

If you would like to know more about this standard then please contact us.

You may also like to see our leaflets below which have been produced in accordance with the Decent Homes Standard:

Major Works leaflet (PDF)
Inserts to the Major Works leaflet (PDF)

Page last reviewed 1 March 2012