UK Local Authority Housing Strategy Statistics on Tenancies and Stock

The Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) provides policy-oriented data on all housing tenures within each UK local authority's area. It covers a wide range of information including dwelling stock, waiting lists, lettings, homelessness, and capital expenditure. The dataset was produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in secure tenancy conversions based on policy data mentioned in the description
• Modeling local authority affordable housing provision based on capital expenditure and receipts data
• Assessing housing demand and supply imbalances using data on dwelling stock, vacants, and waiting lists
• Tracking homelessness and lettings statistics across different UK local authorities

Strengths

• Covers a wide range of housing policy areas including dwelling stock, homelessness, and capital expenditure
• Provides data at the local authority geographical level
• Published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license for open use

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 annual Housing Strategy

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:48.917665; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom, specifically local authority geographical areas