UK Local Authority Housing Statistics: Dwellings Let to New Secure Tenants

The Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) is a policy-oriented statistical return covering all housing tenures within each UK local authority's area. It includes data on dwelling stock, waiting lists, lettings, homelessness, and affordable housing provision. The dataset was produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in social housing lettings based on the 'Dwellings let to new secure tenants' metric.
• Model local authority housing stock and vacancy rates based on the 'Dwelling Stock and Vacants' data mentioned in the description.
• Assess the provision and demand for affordable housing based on the 'Waiting lists' and 'Provision of Affordable Housing' categories.
• Evaluate capital expenditure and private sector renewal programs based on the 'Capital Expenditure and Receipts' and 'Private Sector Housing Renewal Assistance' data.

Strengths

• Data is policy-oriented and designed to support annual Housing Strategy formulation.
• Covers a wide range of housing topics including stock, lettings, homelessness, and capital expenditure.
• Has a defined authoritative source: the UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Statistical return submitted by local authorities to support the annual Housing Strategy.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:43.390795; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, local authority level