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In anticipation of these new powers and duties an area situated in the extreme south
of the Borough - Cann Hall Road - was defined for detailed examination. Selection of the area
to be surveyed was influenced by the findings of the 4% sample house condition survey completed
in 1967 which gave a broad indication of age and condition of property and deficiency
of essential facilities and amenities.
The survey was carried out during the period May to October, 1969. Detailed analysis
of its findings are set out in a series of tables which appear in the form of appendices to the
report which follows.
2. THE SURVEY AREA
The area is bounded by the borough boundary to the south and east, by Cann Hall Road
to the north and Leytonstone High Road to the west; the area is predominantly residential
embracing 25 roads and covers 37 acres excluding cemeteries. The boundary with the London
Borough of Newham dissects several roads situated in both boroughs and this may warrant
some liaison with the council of the adjoining authority.
The term 'dwelling unit' was used throughout the survey to enable an accurate assessment
of occupation to be made. A dwelling unit in general terms can be interpreted as a unit
of accommodation which is an entity either by reason of its self-containment or by its possessing
the five standard amenities for the exclusive use of the occupants; a single building may
therefore contain several dwelling units.
The area contains 1,498 dwelling units and 54 business premises made up as follows
business use only 24, part business and dwelling 27 and vacant 3. Generally speaking the
business interests are small and consist mainly of retail shops, garages and light engineering
etc; there are no large factories in the area.
A detailed inspection of 1,367 dwelling units resulted from the survey and 3,322 visits
were made. In the case of 87 houses access and information was either refused or repeated
visits proved unsuccessful and 44 properties were vacant. There are 130 council dwellings
within the area, 98 of these are post-war and have been excluded for the purpose of analysis
since it was felt that their inclusion would distort the results obtained from the older property
most prevalent in the area.

It will be noted that by far the greater proportion of the property (85.3%) was built before
the turn of the century.
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