Key datasets

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…

This table shows the numbers and percentages of persons and households by each housing tenure category, including, owned outright, being bought with mortgage or loan, rented from Local Authority/ Housing Association, or private landlord. Private Rented includes renting from employing organisation, another organisation, relative of household member and individual employer. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred. Percentages were calculated…

This spreadsheet contains: the total number of net additional dwellings from all sources, Total number of dwellings, and Average dwelling size (persons per dwelling) Net additional dwellings includes conversions, change of use, and other reasons, minus demolitions and all dwellings estimates. The net additional data is by borough since 2004/05 and total dwellings estimate is since 2001. More information can…

The London Plan Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 14 covers the period from 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017. It provides information about progress being made in implementing the policies and addressing the objectives of the London Plan 2016 by showing how London is performing against the 24 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) identified in Chapter 8 of the Plan. Chapter…

The London Development Database (LDD) has been replaced by the Planning London Datahub (PLD) and the data on this page is no longer being updated. The LDD recorded significant planning permissions in London. The data was entered by London's planning authorities, and checked by the GLA to ensure consistency across London. The LDD recorded any planning consent that permits one…

Total affordable housing completions by financial year in each London borough since 1991/92. The information includes both homes funded through programmes directly managed by the GLA (and formerly by the Homes and Communities Agency) and homes funded through other sources and programmes. Affordable housing is the sum of social rent, affordable rent, intermediate rent and low cost home ownership. New…

The UK House Price Index (UK HPI) captures changes in the value of residential properties. The UK HPI uses sales data collected on residential housing transactions, whether for cash or with a mortgage. For more information, please read the Land Registry's documentation: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/about-the-uk-house-price-index/about-the-uk-house-price-index From February 2025, the UK House Price Index has been re-referenced from January 2015 to January 2023.…

Annual mean and median property prices calculated by the GLA from Price Paid Data published on Land Registry website. Number of property sales also included. Data has been aggregated to Borough, Ward, MSOA, LSOA, Postcode Districts and Postcode Sectors. Caution should be used when analysing figures based on a low number of sales. Price Paid Data provides information on every…

This dataset is no longer being updated due to redevelopment of private rental prices statistics, impact analysis, UK, please see more information here: Redevelopment of private rental prices statistics, impact analysis, UK - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk). The Index of Private Housing Rental Prices (IPHRP) is a quarterly experimental price index. It tracks the prices paid for renting…

Summary of average monthly rents in private rental market, recorded per 12 month rolling period. Data updated bi-annually by local authority areas for England. These statistics used to be produced quarterly but since 2013 have been updated bi-annually in Q1 and Q3 only. VOA note on these statistics: "The sample used to produce these statistics is not statistical and may…

Amount charged weekly by Local Authorities for social housing. Rents data are based on the financial year. Stock figures used to estimate the average for each county, region and the nation are taken at 1st April of the following financial year. Average rents data between 2003/04 and 2007/08 inclusively is based on total stock figures from Housing Revenue Account (HRA)…

Amount charged by Registered Social Landlord (Private Registered Provider (PRP)) Average Weekly Rents for social housing. Data is collected by the Housing Corporation via the annual Regulatory and Statistical Return (RSR) based on general needs stock only. Figures are based on only the larger Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) completing the long form. Upto 2006 the threshold for completing the long…

Information These published reports present information from the multi-agency database Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN), about people seen rough sleeping by outreach teams in London. CHAIN, which is commissioned and funded by the Greater London Authority (GLA) and managed by Homeless Link, represents one of the UK’s most detailed and comprehensive sources of information about rough sleeping. Services that…

Local authorities' action under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts (financial year). Homelessness provision made by local authorities in London, 2004/05 to 2017/18. Source: DCLG P1E Homelessness returns (quarterly) Households "Excludes cases for whom a duty was owed but no accommodation was being secure" are those accepted as owed a main duty, or awaiting a decision…

Reports and data on Housing.

An Excel workbook containing tables of census data for a range of indicators going back to 1961 where possible. Two versions are offered: the legacy '2011' workbook with data up to 2011, and a '2021' workbook updated to 2021. The 2021 update is a work in progress.