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Empty Homes Data

Action on Empty Homes publishes the most authoritative guide to empty homes data

Each year Action on Empty Homes analyses the Government’s official data on long-term empty homes, producing the only comprehensive analysis of this data. Our data below is based on Government data published by DLUHC 9 Nov 2022.

  • See where most homes are out of use long-term across the country

  • For an A to Z listing for all local council areas in England in 2022 CLICK HERE

      • In 2022 long-term empty homes numbers in London rose yet AGAIN - to see each borough's figures CLICK HERE

       

      FACTS

      • Numbers of long-term empty homes rose yet again in 2022 by 11,293 (or 5%) to 248,633.
      • Long-term empties are now at their highest level since 2011 (excepting 2020's pandemic-related data).

      Nearly 250,000 long-term empty homes in England. 

      Over 250,000 people in urgent housing need.

      It's time for Action on Empty Homes.

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      We are campaigning for action on empty homes. The research and campaigning work we do is only funded by generous grants and donors. If you believe that action must be taken on empty homes, please consider donating to support us. Thank you. 

      FURTHER REGIONAL DATA:

      CLICK HERE for Eastern Region

      CLICK HERE for East Midlands Region

      CLICK HERE for London Region

      CLICK HERE for North East Region

      CLICK HERE for North West Region

      CLICK HERE for South East Region

      CLICK HERE for South West Region

      CLICK HERE for West Midlands Region

      CLICK HERE for Yorkshire and Humberside Region

      FURTHER READING

      Each year Action on Empty Homes analyses the Government’s official data on long-term empty homes, producing the only comprehensive analysis of this data.

      We also periodically publish a more detailed analysis of how the figures are derived and what this tells us. This is published as a report entitled ‘Empty Homes in England’

      - the comprehensive 2019 edition including a broad discussion of data sources, consistency and recent trends can be downloaded here

      - A summary version for 2020 looking at the impact of the pandemic is here

      Pandemic impact:

      Our commentary on the Council Taxbase 2020 figure for Long-term empty homes, which showed a fourth consecutive year on year rise by a massive pandemic-impacted 42,540 to 268,385 is here.

      Published: 18th January, 2019

      Updated: 31st May, 2023

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