The Selective Licensing of Houses (Additional Conditions) (England) Order 2015

Conditions in relation to deprivation

6.—(1) The third set of conditions is—

(a) that the area is suffering from a high level of deprivation, which affects a significant number of the occupiers of properties referred to in article 3(1)(a); and

(b) that making a designation will, when combined with other measures taken in the area by the local housing authority, or by other persons together with the local housing authority, contribute to a reduction in the level of deprivation in the area.

(2) In determining whether an area is suffering from a high level of deprivation, the local housing authority may have regard to the following factors in relation to the area—

(a) the employment status of adults;

(b) the average income of households;

(c) the health of households;

(d) the availability and ease of access to education, training and other services for households;

(e) housing conditions;

(f) the physical environment; and

(g) levels of crime.