UK Private Sector Dwelling Demolitions by Local Authority

The Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) is a statistical return supporting local authorities' annual Housing Strategies. It contains policy-oriented data on all housing tenures, including dwelling stock, waiting lists, homelessness, and capital expenditure. The dataset is provided by the UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in private sector housing demolition based on local authority data.
• Modeling the relationship between dwelling demolitions and other housing metrics like waiting lists and homelessness.
• Benchmarking local authority performance on housing stock management and renewal.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
• Covers a wide range of housing policy areas including dwelling stock, lettings, and capital expenditure as mentioned in the description.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and policy bias inherent to UK local authority reporting.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Statistical return submitted by local authorities as part of the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:26.477463

Geography

United Kingdom, local authority level