Indicators of Sustainable Development

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Indicator: Vacant land and properties and derelict land K1
Vacant dwellings as a percentage of stock: 1981 to 2003  
Indicator Chart
Note: [1] Includes a small amount of publicly-owned properties.
Vacant dwellings
Change since
dots 1970
curvey 1990
tick 1998

Coverage: England

Source: ODPM

Derelict land stock: 1974 to 2002  
Indicator Chart
Note: [2] National Land Use Database of Previously Developed Land
Derelict land
Change since
dots 1970
dots 1990
dots 1993

Coverage: England

Source: ODPM

Objective: Bring empty homes back into use and convert buildings to new uses
  • In 2003 there were nearly 720,000 vacant dwellings (3.4 per cent of stock), virtually unchanged from 1990 but 4.4 per cent less than the 1998 figure of more than 750,000.
  • Vacant social stock was just under 15 per cent of total vacant dwellings in 2003.
  • The definition of derelict land changed in 1998 and it is not possible to compare recent data with the older series.

Page last modified: 21 April 2004  |  Page published: 21 April 2004