Vacancies by local authority area, provider, vacancy type, availability and duration

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Next update expected:July 2026

Updates

4th February 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Welsh Government
Data source
Social housing vacancies data collection
Time period covered
April 1996 to March 2024

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

The information presented here covers the number of vacancies within housing stock held by local authorities and registered social landlords. The information is collected via annual returns from Welsh social landlords in order to monitor trends over time in the proportion of housing stock which is vacant.

Vacant dwellings includes:

  1. Dwellings undergoing or awaiting major capital works repair, conversion or improvement;
  2. Vacant dwellings that have formal approval for sale or demolition only if they are still part of HRA (Housing Revenue Account) dwellings;
  3. All vacant dwellings to be sold whether awaiting sale or undergoing repair prior to being sold;
  4. Vacant dwellings subject to demolition or closing orders or acquired for demolition under Part VI or IX of the Housing Act 1985.

The information presented here excludes vacant dwellings where an offer of tenancy has been accepted even if no rent is being paid at the end of the financial year.

Data collection or calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from local authorities and registered social landlords as at 31 March each year.

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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.housing@gov.wales