Local Authority Capital Expenditure and Receipts for England, 2007-2009

478 local authorities in England submitted final outturn figures for capital expenditure and receipts for the financial years April 2007 to March 2008 and April 2008 to March 2009. The data was compiled by the Local Government Finance division of the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government. It is provided in XLS and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in local government capital spending based on final outturn figures.
• Compare capital expenditure and receipts across different local authorities in England.
• Model the relationship between capital investment and other economic indicators for the specified financial years.

Strengths

• Data is derived from returns submitted by all 478 local authorities in England, providing complete coverage.
• Covers two consecutive financial years (2007-2008 and 2008-2009), allowing for year-on-year analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is over 15 years old; its relevance for current analysis may be limited.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Compiled from Capital Outturn returns submitted by local authorities.

Time Range

April 2007 to March 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:34.595890; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England