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English Housing Survey (EHS)

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Description:

The English Housing Survey (EHS) began in 2008 as a continuous national survey collecting information about peoples housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. The EHS brought together two previous survey series - the English House Condition Survey (EHCS) and the Survey of English Housing (SEH) - into a single fieldwork operation. The EHS covers all housing tenures and provides valuable information and evidence to inform the development and monitoring of government housing policies. The survey has a complex multi-stage methodology consisting of 3 main elements: an initial interview survey of around 17,000 households with a follow-up physical inspection and a desk-based market valuation of a sub-sample of 8,000 of these dwellings, including vacant dwellings. The interview survey sample forms part of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS), and the core questions from the IHS form part of the EHS questionnaire.

Creator:

Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)

Publisher:

DCLG / UK Data Archive

DOI:

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Field Dates:

01/01/2008 - 31/12/2049

Data Date Range:

01/01/2008 - 31/12/2049

Data type:

Survey

Data format:

text/csv

Language:

English

Number of Units:

17

Unit Type:

households

Number of Records:

25,000

Parameters:

Key data items from IHS module: Demographics; Accommodation & tenure; Nationality & ethnicity; Sexual identity; Religion; Health; Disability; Smoking behaviour; Employment details; Education. EHS module: Housing history; Type of dwelling; Attitudes to home and neighbourhood; Detailed tenure; Work done to the home (rotating); Detailed questions on income and benefits; Second homes; Fires (rotating); Damp; Rent and Mortgages including arrears; Housing history; Aspirations. Physical survey also assesses cavity wall insulation, loft insulation (presence & thickness), double glazing (and proportion double-glazed), and presence of a hot water storage cylinder and presence, type & depth of insulation jacket.

Rights:

Licensed data (restrictions may apply)

Rights Overview:

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Further information:

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Region:

England

Sector:

Commercial

Subject:

Buildings

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