UK Local Authority Housing Stock and Vacant Properties Data

UK data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government tracks Local Authority Housing Revenue Account stock. The Business Plan Statistical Appendix (BPSA) reports progress against business plans for non-Large Scale Voluntary Transfer authorities. It collects information on dwelling stock, vacants, Decent Homes standards, and capital expenditure.

Use Cases

• Monitor progress against Local Authority Business Plans based on annual performance reporting.
• Analyze trends in vacant housing stock requiring minor repairs based on the 'Total Management vacants' metric.
• Assess capital expenditure and service management for Housing Revenue Account properties.
• Track compliance with Decent Homes standards for local authority-owned dwellings.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
• Covers a specific and policy-relevant subset of housing stock: non-Large Scale Voluntary Transfer authorities.
• Provides a structured annual report (BPSA) for tracking progress against business plans.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data collection forms (BPSA, HSSA, P1B) were replaced by the Local Authority Housing Statistics, suggesting this may be a legacy snapshot.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Collected via the Business Plan Statistical Appendix (BPSA) form from local authorities.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:26.940736; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (specifically non-Large Scale Voluntary Transfer local authorities)