HHA
THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTRIBUTION OF
INDEPENDENTLY OWNED HISTORIC HOUSES ACROSS THE UK
H I S T O R I C H O U S E S A S S O C I AT I O N
2 Chester Street, London SW1X 7BB
Tel: 020 7259 5688 Fax: 020 7259 5590
[email protected] www.hha.org.uk
ECONOMICS
Contribute
£286m
HHA houses generate
per year into the economy
as gross value added
41,000
Full Time
Equivalent jobs
Total estimated gross expenditure is
HHA houses spend
£247m
£1billion
46%
£720m
from visits alone
per year on goods and services
of which is spent off-site in the fragile
rural economies surrounding the houses
of which is with local suppliers
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
24 million visits to HHA houses a year
(to put this into context, the National
Trust gets 22 million annual visits to its
historic houses)
24
million
Almost half of HHA
houses host charity and
community events
One third host primary school visits;
one fifth secondary school visits and
many welcome higher education
students and adult learners
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The HHA represents
more historic houses
open to day visitors than
any other heritage
organisation in the UK
HHA houses host
plays, art
installations,
concerts and
recitals
CONSERVATION
Value of outstanding urgent repairs
across entire HHA membership
estimated to be almost
£480 million
with value of outstanding
other repairs almost
£901 million
Estimated spend on regular
repairs and maintenance across
entire HHA membership is
£85 million
per annum
Data compiled from independent study carried out by DC Research Ltd using a best practice approach which followed HM Treasury Green Book methodology