Numbers and proportions of empty homes. The figures presented here provide a snapshot of vacant dwellings in England at 31st March. The data provide information on vacant dwellings, by period vacant and second homes, and were produced from Local Authority (LA) Council Tax systems. Vacant Dwelling – a dwelling that has either a Council Tax discount or a Council Tax exemption applied to it. External links: https://www.gov.uk/government...

Estimated vacancy rates by percentage, for commercial and industrial properties in England. The data cover financial years and are derived from the amount of relief given by local authorities on business rates for empty properties. The data are an indicator of business activity in an area, and serve to monitor the potential for new development. Download detailed ONS metadata for this dataset. This data is no longer published. Downlo...

Who owns the empty homes. Each year the Department for Communities and Local Government collects data on the number of empty homes from each local authority in England and from other Government departments and bodies (HSSA Statistics). LA data are reported figures. Regions' totals include estimated values for missing data. Hence summing LA figures would not yield region's figure. LA data are reported figures. # indicates figure not su...