Annual Property Rates Balances and Occupancy Counts by District and Sector

Annual point-in-time records of outstanding property rates balances and liable occupancies in Northern Ireland, as recorded by Land & Property Services. The data is split into Domestic, Non-Domestic, and overall totals, with figures updated each year after the 31st March rating year end. OpenDataNI provides this dataset under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in local government revenue collection based on annual rates balance totals.
• Comparing rates arrears across different district councils and property sectors (Domestic vs. Non-Domestic).
• Modeling the impact of insolvency and jurisdictional limits on collectable revenue based on the description of unenforceable balances.
• Tracking the annual count of liable occupancies with outstanding balances to assess administrative burden.

Strengths

• Data is updated annually, providing a consistent time series.
• Includes a breakdown by district council and property sector (Domestic/Non-Domestic).
• The description clarifies key definitions, such as what constitutes an 'occupancy' and a 'rates balance'.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes totals are not adjusted for unallocated year-end receipts, which may affect accuracy.

Provenance

Source

Land & Property Services (LPS) rating system, provided by OpenDataNI.

Collection Method

Administrative records from the rating system, updated annually.

Time Range

Annual snapshots as of 31st March each year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 16:00:47.959132; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ireland, broken down by district council.