Leeds HMO and Student Housing Register

Leeds City Council maintains a register of properties classified as Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) or for shared occupation, sourced from council tax data. The dataset includes codes for student-only properties and halls of residence, serving as an evidence base for local planning decisions. It is not intended to be a definitive list of all HMOs in the city.

Use Cases

• Planning policy development based on the distribution of HMOs and student housing.
• Monitoring housing stock changes using council tax classification codes (N, M, OL).
• Assessing demand for student accommodation by identifying properties solely occupied by full-time students.

Strengths

• Explicitly defined classification codes for property types (N, M, OL) provide clear categories.
• Sourced from official council tax data, indicating an administrative origin.
• Available under an open government license (OGL-UK-3.0), facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: column names, row counts, and file size are unknown across all sources.
• The dataset's stated purpose is for internal planning use and is not a definitive list, limiting its comprehensiveness.
• Update dates conflict between platforms, with one showing a future date (2026-07-08) and another an older date (2021-06-03), raising questions about currency.

Provenance

Source

Leeds City Council

Collection Method

Sourced from council tax data.

Freshness

2026-07-08 13:31:01.405454

Geography

Leeds, United Kingdom