Communities and Local Government (CLG) provides estimates of vacancy rates for commercial and industrial properties across English local authorities. The dataset contains administrative estimates derived from National Non-Domestic Rates returns and covers the period from 1998/99 to 2004/05. It is published by Neighbourhood Statistics and aggregated at Local Authority District, County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region, and National levels.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional economic trends based on commercial property vacancy rates.
- Model local authority performance indicators based on empty property value proportions.
- Compare industrial property market health across Government Office Regions.
- Forecast property demand or assess supply imbalances based on historical vacancy trends.
Strengths
- Covers a 7-year time range from 1998/99 to 2004/05.
- Provides geographic aggregation at four administrative levels: Local Authority District, County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region, and National.
- Sourced from official administrative data (National Non-Domestic Rates returns).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data is over 20 years old; freshness should be verified for contemporary applications.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Communities and Local Government (CLG)
- Collection Method
- Administrative estimates from National Non-Domestic Rates 3 (NNDR3) returns.
- Time Range
- 1998/99 to 2004/05
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:29.759494; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- England