Housing

Information for Survey users

This page links to a range of information that supports anyone wishing to make use of English Housing Survey data to conduct their own analysis or  understand in detail how it is run and managed. It is a complex two stage survey and all users are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the technical background before undertaking any detailed work using the Survey's results.

The links at the bottom of the page provide information on the following topics:

  • Technical background 
    access to information on all aspects of the survey methodology including the sampling and grossing strategy; how the data is collected; how complex measures such as income energy efficiency and repair costs are derived. The questionnaires used are also available.
  • How we engage with users 
    we are committed to engaging with the wider user community. This page sets out our overall approach to communicating with external users and papers from the English Housing Survey Advisory Group which is our main forum where key external users and stakeholders provide input to the Survey's development.
  • Revisions policy
    sets out our strategy for handling any errors identified in the Survey results or data sets following release.  A log of errors is provided
  • Dissemination strategy
    provides background on how results will be presented including reports, web tables and data sets
  • Data sets and bespoke analysis
    information on how users can access publicly available data sets free of charge to support their own secondary analysis or commission their own bespoke analysis on a chargeable basis
  • Data security
    explains the measures we take to ensure the confidentiality of the data we collect

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