CORE: Social Housing Lettings and Sales Statistics for England

Official statistics on social housing lettings and sales in England, extracted from the Continuous Recording (CORE) system. The data is produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and was last updated on July 8, 2026. It is designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in social housing availability based on lettings statistics mentioned in the description
• Model the volume and characteristics of social housing sales over time
• Assess regional disparities in social housing provision across England
• Benchmark local authority performance against national statistics for social housing

Strengths

• Data is designated as Official Statistics, suggesting a formal collection and reporting process.
• The source is explicitly stated as the Continuous Recording (CORE) system, indicating a systematic data collection method.
• The dataset was updated on July 8, 2026, which suggests recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (UK)

Collection Method

Extracted from the Continuous Recording (CORE) system.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:55.056314; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England