UK Government Property Estate Data with Building, Land, and Contract Details

Monthly updated data on the UK central government estate, covering properties, buildings, land, and associated contracts. The dataset includes non-sensitive information on location, ownership, size, tenure, and usage for departments and their arms-length bodies, with some overseas assets. All data is reported to the Cabinet Office by the holding departments.

Use Cases

• Analyze public asset distribution and value based on location, size, and ownership data.
• Identify surplus government properties for potential redevelopment or sale based on designated status.
• Map government building usage and occupancy patterns based on floor area and organization type.
• Track property contracts and managing organizations based on contract name and contracted organization fields.

Strengths

• Data is refreshed monthly, providing relatively current information.
• Covers multiple entity types: properties, buildings, land, occupations, and surplus properties.
• Includes assets from UK central government departments and their arms-length bodies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Excludes property records classed as sensitive for national security or commercial reasons.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Cabinet Office

Collection Method

Reported to the Cabinet Office by holding government departments.

Freshness

Refreshed on the first of the month.

Geography

Primarily the UK, with some overseas assets.