Example Number | Source | Property Date | Storeys/Location | Property Type | Summary Information | Hazard | Link |
1 | IDeA | 1949 | 2 bedroomed 3rd floor flat | Purpose built block | The living room has a metal framed door leading onto a balcony with ornate iron railings only 950 mm high. | C | Example 1 |
2 | IDeA | 1924 | 2nd floor study bedroom | Detached house converted to student accommodation | The wooden casement window is only 75mm above floor level with no guarding or restrictor fitting present. | B | Example 2 |
3 | IDeA | 1996 | 2nd floor flat | Purpose buiilt block of flats | Inadequate
guarding around the communal staircase on the first and second floor
landings, plus side hung casement window within the flat which has a
low sill height and no restrictor stay | A | Example 3 |
4 | IDeA | 1906 | 4 storey | Detached house converted to student accommodation | The
hazard relates to the risk of falling over a low wall which separates
the access path to the flat from the adjoining car park, in an area
with poor external lighting. | E | Example 4 |
5 | CLG | 1970s | 2 storey | Detached t2 bedroomed house | The
landing balustrade is 900mm high, and comprises 3 horizontal planks
spanning between the top newel post and end post, and has continuous
horizontal gaps over 200mm high between. From the landing there is a
maximum free fall of some 2 metres to the bottom treads. The front and
rear first floor windows have a large top-hung opening light, with no
safety catch. | D- | Example 5 |
6 | CLG | pre 1900 | 2 storey | Semi detached house | All
the windows in the dwelling are double hung sashes; most are poorly
maintained, and some are rotten in places. All have thin single
glazing, with some loose putty. None have safety catches. The first
floor windows have very low sills. | D | Example 6 |
7 | CLG | c. 1890 | First floor flat | converted house | The
window in the smaller front bedroom of the first floor flat comprises a
double hung sash. The internal sill is approximately 840mm above floor
level, and the window can be easily unlatched and lifted. | F | Example 7 |
8 | CLG | 1930s | 2 storey | Semi detached House | The first floor front bedroom window has a faulty safety catch, which allows the window to be opened to a full 90 degrees. | J | Example 8 |
9 | BCC | c. 1990 | First Floor Flat | 2 storey mid terrace | 1st floor flat with a kitchen door leading to a drop of up to 3.0 metres into a rear garden of paving slabs. | A | Example 9 |