The purpose of this domain is to measure barriers to housing and key local services. The indicators fall into two sub-domains, 'geographical barriers' and 'wider barriers' which also includes issues relating to access to housing, such as affordability.

Sub-domain: wider barriers

• Household overcrowding (2001)
• District-level rate of acceptance for applications for assistance under the homelessness provisions of the 1996 Housing Act, assigned to SOAs (2005)
• Difficulty of access to owner-occupation (2008)

Sub-domain: geographical barriers

• Road distance to doctor surgery premises (2010)
• Road distance to a supermarket or convenience store (2008)
• Road distance to a primary school (2007)
• Road distance to a post office (2008)

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