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Description
From 2002 to 2005, this administrative dataset details social housing rents across England. It covers all 354 Local Authorities, with data on 2,316,947 LA dwellings and 1,519,153 Registered Social Landlord dwellings. The data was published by Neighbourhood Statistics, sourced from the Housing Revenue Account and the Housing Corporation.
Use Cases
Analyze regional rent variations based on Local Authority District and Government Office Region geographies.
Model the financial scale of the social housing sector based on the total dwelling counts provided.
Track changes in social housing rents over the 2002-2005 time period.
Compare rent data between Local Authority and Registered Social Landlord housing stocks.
Strengths
Covers a defined national scope of England and all 354 Local Authorities.
Includes counts for two major housing stocks: 2,316,947 LA dwellings and 1,519,153 RSL dwellings.
Provides a clear four-year time coverage from 2002 to 2005.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Data is over 20 years old; its relevance for current analysis may be limited.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.