Quarterly Vacant Property Counts by District Council in Northern Ireland

Quarterly tables from Land & Property Services list properties recorded as vacant for rating purposes, covering both domestic and non-domestic sectors across all District Councils. The data includes a wide range of property types, from houses and shops to caravans and car parking spaces, but may undercount domestic vacancies due to notification rules. Figures are updated quarterly and provide a point-in-time snapshot used for local government finance and planning.

Use Cases

• Tracking regional vacancy trends over time based on the quarterly update schedule.
• Comparing domestic versus non-domestic vacancy rates across District Councils.
• Informing local rate-setting and housing policy using the official administrative data.
• Analyzing the composition of vacant stock, which includes caravans, garages, and ATMs.

Strengths

• Data is updated quarterly, providing regular snapshots of vacancy.
• Covers a comprehensive range of property types, including non-traditional assets like ATMs and car parking spaces.
• Published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset's row count and size are unspecified across all sources.
• Domestic vacancy figures are acknowledged as potentially incomplete due to legislative reporting gaps.
• Column names and a detailed data dictionary are not provided, limiting immediate analysis.

Provenance

Source

Land & Property Services (LPS) rating system, Northern Ireland.

Collection Method

Administrative data collected for rating (property tax) purposes.

Time Range

Point-in-time snapshots provided quarterly; specific start date not given.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-15 according to two platform entries.

Geography

Northern Ireland, disaggregated by District Council.