English Housing Survey, 2009: Housing Stock Data

UKDA study number:6804

Principal Investigator

Department for Communities and Local Government

Data Collectors

Miller Mitchell Burley Lane
Office for National Statistics
Building Research Establishment

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

July 2011

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Department for Communities and Local Government, English Housing Survey, 2009: Housing Stock Data [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], July 2011. SN: 6804 , http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6804-1

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6804 . English Housing Survey, 2009: Housing Stock Data
(EHS)

Depositor:

Department for Communities and Local Government

Principal Investigator:

Department for Communities and Local Government

Data Collectors:

Miller Mitchell Burley Lane
Office for National Statistics
Building Research Establishment

Abstract:

The English Housing Survey (EHS) is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) that collects information about people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. The EHS brings together two previous survey series into a single fieldwork operation: the English House Condition Survey (EHCS) (available from the UK Data Archive under GN 33158) and the Survey of English Housing (SEH) (available under GN 33277). The EHS covers all housing tenures and provides valuable information and evidence to inform the development and monitoring of the department's housing policies. Results from the survey are also used by a wide range of other users including other government departments, local authorities, housing associations, landlords, academics, construction industry professionals, consultants, and the general public.

The EHS has a complex multi-stage methodology consisting of two main elements; an initial interview survey of around 17,000 households and a follow-up physical inspection. Some further elements are also periodically included in or derived from the EHS: for 2008 and 2009, a desk-based market valuation was conducted of a sub-sample of 8,000 dwellings (including vacant ones), but this was not carried out for the 2010 survey. Also, a periodic follow-up survey of private landlords and agents (the Private Landlords Survey (PLS)) is conducted using information from the EHS interview survey.

The EHS interview survey sample forms part of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) (available from the Archive under GN 33420), and the core questions from the IHS form part of the EHS questionnaire.

Further information about the EHS and the latest news, reports and tables can be found on the DCLG English Housing Survey web pages.

The English Housing Survey, 2009: Housing Stock Data is available for all cases where a physical survey has been completed and for occupied cases comprises data from the household interview as well as data from the physical survey and market value survey. For vacant properties only data for the physical survey and market value survey is provided. The data are made available for a two year rolling sample i.e. approximately 16,000 cases together with the appropriate 2-year weights. For example, the first EHS Housing Stock dataset are for ‘2009’ covering the period April 2008 to March 2010. The Housing Stock dataset should be used for any analysis requiring information relating to the physical characteristics and energy efficiency of the housing stock.

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Main Topics:

The EHS survey consists of a number of components.

Interview Survey
An interview is first conducted with the householder. The interview topics include: household characteristics, satisfaction with the home and the area, disability and adaptations to the home, work done to the property and income details.

Physical Survey
The interview is followed by a visual inspection of the property, both internally and externally, by a qualified surveyor. Data collected include the number and type of rooms and facilities contained in the property, the condition of a wide range of aspects of the physical structure, details of the heating systems, parking provision, and assessment of neighbourhood quality.

Market Value Survey
This is a desk-based exercise providing two market valuations for each of the core cases. The first gives the market value of the property in its current condition. The second gives the valuation after necessary repairs were undertaken (if identified from the Physical survey). Valuers also provide information about the housing market in the immediate neighbourhood in which the property is situated.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 2009
Dates of Fieldwork: April 2008 - March 2010
Country: England
Spatial Units: Government Office Regions (GORs)
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households; Dwellings
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Dwellings and their occupants in England, 2008-2010.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of Units: 16,150 dwellings; 15,512 households
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; House inspection; Surveyor property inspection; Desk-based property valuation
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details.

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required. Available to all registered users. The depositor may be informed about usage.
Availability: ESDS Government, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: govsurveys@esds.ac.uk

Date of First Release:

18 July 2011

Copyright:

Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland

File last updated:

29 November 2012