Empty Homes in England: Local Authority and Regional Figures

The Department for Communities and Local Government collects annual data on empty homes from local authorities and other government bodies in England. Regional totals include estimates for missing data, and local authority figures are reported values that may not sum to regional totals. The dataset is provided by the Greater London Authority and was last updated in 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze empty home distribution across local authorities based on reported figures.
• Compare regional estimates of empty homes with local authority data.
• Track changes in housing stock availability over time based on annual collection.

Strengths

• Data is collected annually by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
• Includes figures from all local authorities in England.
• Regional totals incorporate estimates to account for missing data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-06-24 21:11:52.345221; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Department for Communities and Local Government, Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Annual collection from local authorities and other government bodies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 21:11:52.345221.

Geography

England