UK Local Authority Vacant Public Sector Dwellings from Housing Strategy Appendix

UK local authority data on vacant dwellings in the 'other' public sector, part of the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA). The dataset is provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and was last updated on 2026-07-08. It covers a wide range of housing policy information including dwelling stock, waiting lists, lettings, homelessness, and capital expenditure.

Use Cases

• Monitor public sector housing vacancy rates based on the 'Dwelling Stock and Vacants' data mentioned in the description.
• Analyze local authority housing strategy performance based on policy-orientated data covering multiple tenures.
• Support affordable housing provision planning based on data covering waiting lists, lettings, and homelessness.
• Assess capital expenditure and receipts related to housing stock management based on the described data categories.

Strengths

• Data is policy-orientated and covers a wide range of housing topics as described.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, indicating recent maintenance.
• Published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, permitting open use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The HSSA form was replaced by the Local Authority Housing Statistics, which may affect continuity.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Statistical return from local authorities to support annual Housing Strategy.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:16.889282

Geography

United Kingdom, local authority geographical areas