UK Local Authority Housing Statistics: Dwellings Let and Stock

The Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) is a UK government statistical return supporting local authorities' annual housing strategies. It contains policy-oriented data on dwelling stock, vacancies, waiting lists, lettings, homelessness, and affordable housing provision within each local authority's area. The dataset is published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in local authority housing lettings based on the lettings data mentioned in the description.
• Model the relationship between dwelling stock, vacancies, and waiting lists based on the described coverage.
• Assess the provision of affordable housing across different UK regions based on the policy data described.
• Monitor capital expenditure and receipts related to local authority housing based on the described financial categories.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative UK government ministry, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
• Covers a wide range of housing policy areas including dwelling stock, lettings, homelessness, and capital expenditure as described.
• Has a specific last updated timestamp: 2026-07-08 13:31:18.496593.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Statistical return (Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix) submitted by local authorities.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:18.496593; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, local authority geographical areas