Domestic Water Consumption Monitor: Monthly Meter Readings for Yorkshire, 2010-2015

Yorkshire Water provides monthly meter readings expressed as mean litres per day for a representative sample of customers paying by rateable value. The data covers 2,470 anonymized properties across postal districts in Yorkshire and is used to estimate water use between 2010 and 2015. Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council published this dataset, which has been anonymized for Data Protection Act compliance.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal and long-term trends in domestic water consumption based on monthly meter readings.
• Modeling water demand for customers on rateable value billing schemes based on the representative sample.
• Comparing water usage patterns across different postal districts in Yorkshire based on the provided location data.
• Estimating per-property water consumption for policy and infrastructure planning based on the anonymized property-level data.

Strengths

• Data covers a 5-year time range from 2010 to 2015.
• Includes a representative sample of 2,470 anonymized properties.
• Monthly readings provide a consistent time-series for analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to customers paying by rateable value in Yorkshire, which may not be generalizable.

Provenance

Source

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, sourced from Yorkshire Water.

Collection Method

Monthly meter readings from a representative sample of customers.

Time Range

2010 to 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:23.949977; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yorkshire, United Kingdom, specified by postal districts.