The number of empty homes in Ealing has dropped from 1,091 in 2006 to 695 in 2016.

Research by Property Partner based on figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government suggest the number of unoccupied homes in the borough dropped substantially in the decade to 2016

Across the capital there were 19,845 homes sitting idle for over six months in 2016.

Harrow saw the biggest rise of unoccupied homes in England with a 571% climb to 651 last year from 97 in 2015. 

The tables have turned in London where one of the most deprived areas has swapped places with one of the wealthiest as the capital’s worst performer. 

Prime property hotspot Kensington & Chelsea has London’s highest number of long-term vacant homes with 1,399 empty, up 8.5% on last year and a rise of 22.7% in a decade.

Birmingham was the worst performer outside London with 4,397 properties sitting empty - up 13% in a year - with an estimated value of £956m.

Property Partner analysed the latest data from the DCLG, looking at long-term vacant dwellings in England between 2005 and 2016.

Over the last decade the number of long-term vacant homes in England has dropped 36.4% from 314,719 in 2006 but it has barely moved year-on-year, showing a drop of 35% in the decade to 2015.

The estimated value of empty property in England now stands at £43.5billion.