Our health is crucial to our quality of life. Overcrowding, damp and mould within homes are all detrimental to our health and wellbeing and can affect some communities more than others. The difference in life expectancy between the most and least affluent areas can be almost 20 years, even for adjacent neighbourhoods. Our housing and local environments should equitably support communities to pursue healthy lifestyles, no matter where we live. 

The UCL Institute of Health Equity defines health equity as having a fair opportunity to live a long, healthy life. Tackling health inequalities, which are the systematic differences in health between social groups, is key to achieving equity, and the spaces we inhabit can play an important role. [15]