Leeds Housing Construction: Virtual Survey of Building Parameters

Five core building parameters—Age Band, Property Type, Built Form, System/Construction Type, and Main Wall Construction—characterize this experimental snapshot of council housing. The data was derived from existing council records, GIS, internet maps, street view, Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data, building control notifications, and estate-scale planning applications. It focuses on post-World War II 'system build' construction, including temporary prefabricated reinforced concrete (PRC) dwellings.

Use Cases

• [Assessing building stock age distribution] based on [Age Band] classifications.
• [Identifying non-traditional construction types] based on [System /Construction Type] for structural risk analysis.
• [Estimating thermal performance potential] based on [Main Wall Construction] and [Built Form] data linked to EPC sources.
• [Planning targeted housing retrofits] based on [Property Type] and derived construction parameters for council estates.

Strengths

• Derived from multiple authoritative sources including official Council Housing data, GIS, and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) registries.
• Explicitly documents the nature and historical context of post-war 'system build' and prefabricated reinforced concrete (PRC) construction.

Limitations

• Data accuracy is explicitly not guaranteed, with subjective estimations such as Age Band being 'probably accurate to within one band'.
• Metadata completeness is low: row counts, file sizes, and a complete column list are unknown across all sources.
• Update schedules conflict: one source lists a last update in 2026, while another lists 2019, indicating potential staleness.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service (UK), using existing Council Housing data.

Collection Method

Derived using GIS combined with internet maps/street view, EPC data, building control notifications, and estate-scale planning applications.

Freshness

Last updated dates conflict: 2026-07-08 and 2019-10-21.

Geography

Likely covers the Leeds area, given the title and focus on council housing.