Dwelling stock (including vacants)

This section provides all of the information we produce on dwelling stock data. Statistics on the dwelling stock are closely related to our statistics on the net supply of housing, as the dwelling stock estimate for each year is equal to the previous year's dwelling stock estimate plus the latest annual net supply of housing figure.

Latest data on dwelling stock

When we publish the latest data on the dwelling stock a short report known as a 'statistical release' is published on the website detailing key changes since the previous release, a year before.

See latest Statistical Release published 30 November 2011 - Housing Stock, England - Dwelling Stock estimates, England, 2011

Live tables on dwelling stock

The new data published in the release are also incorporated into detailed data tables (known as 'live tables') which provide further breakdowns, including dwelling stock statistics for local authority districts.

The live tables also incorporate revisions if improved information is provided at a later date and will always contain the latest data, whereas previous statistical releases are not revised in the light of new data, but left as they were at publication.

See Live Tables on dwelling stock (including vacants).

Tenure Breakdown

The statistical release and live tables also include breakdowns of the stock into the four tenures; owner-occupied, private rented sector, local authority housing and housing association although it is not possible to split the private housing stock into owner-occupied and private rented sector at the local authority district level.

Vacant dwellings

There is no statistical release specifically dedicated to vacant dwellings. For data please go to the Live Tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) and refer to live table 611, live table 613 and live table 615.

The data used in live tables on vacant dwellings are drawn from several separate sources, each of which has its own statistical release - Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix, Business Planning Statistical Appendix, Council Tax Base, and the Tenant Services Authority's Regulatory and Statistical Return.

Notes and definitions

Explanations and definitions of terms used for data collection on dwelling stock can be found at the page linked below.

See Notes and definitions for dwelling stock data (including vacants and net supply of housing).