English Housing Survey
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

Information and publications on the English Housing Survey.

Future developments to the reporting schedule

The English Housing Survey team are currently considering changes to our reporting schedule. We would like to publish demographic and some financial data in November, earlier than the usual Headline Report in December, with data on quality and energy of English Homes to follow in January. This would allow us to publish some information in a more timely manner, while giving us more time to add value to other particularly high-profile areas.

If you have any thoughts or concerns about these proposals, please do get in touch at xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)

The English Housing Survey is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). It collects information about people’s housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England.

It has 2 component surveys:
- a household interview
- a physical inspection of a sub sample of the properties
Survey users

A detailed guide for survey users (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/english-housing-survey-guidance-and-methodology) provides information about:
- the background to the survey and how the data are used
- the questionnaire and physical survey form
- technical survey methodology
- data quality
- how we engage with our wider user community
- the revisions policy
- the dissemination strategy
Households selected for the survey

Each year a sample of addresses is drawn at random from a list of private addresses held by the Royal Mail. Householders at those addresses are invited to take part in the survey and will receive an initial letter from our contractor NatCen Social Research.

Background information (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/english-housing-survey-information-for-households) about the survey is available for households selected to take part in the survey.

50 years of the English Housing Survey

2017 is the 50th anniversary of the first national housing survey. To mark this anniversary we have published a comparison of the 1967 housing survey with the English Housing Survey in 2017 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/50-years-of-the-english-housing-survey).

Further information

If you would like further information about the English Housing Survey, please contact:

email: xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx)

English Housing Survey project managementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4th floor SW, Fry Building2 Marsham StreetLondonSW1P 4DF

Feedback

We are interested in understanding more about how our housing statistics and data are used and the decisions they inform. This is important for us so we can provide a high quality service which meets users’ needs.

Please contact us with feedback at xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

Datasets

English Housing Survey datasets (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/english-housing-survey-datasets-and-bespoke-analysis) are made available via the UK Data Service for users who want to undertake secondary analysis.

Reports and live tables

Each year initial results are published in a headline report at the beginning of the year. This is followed by a series of more detailed reports released in the summer.

The English Housing Survey live tables (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/english-housing-survey-live-tables) are a collection of detailed time series data tables on people’s housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of the English housing stock. They are updated each year and supplement the annual reports.