• The CORE lettings data include information on the characteristics of both private registered providers and local authority new social housing tenants and the homes they rent. For each year, data is structured into four datasets based on type of letting (social rent general needs and supported needs, and affordable rent general needs and supported needs). It is a regulatory requirement for providers registered with the Homes and Communities Agency to supply the data. For those who are not registered, submissions are voluntary. Local authorities have participated in CORE since 2004-5 on a voluntary basis. Weighting is applied to adjust for non-response by local authorities for social rent datasets, and imputation is also carried out to address item-level non-response of key data on tenant characteristics for both local authorities and privately registered providers. The three datasets for affordable rent are not weighted or imputed.
• The CORE sales data include information on sales of local authority dwellings and some summary details on sales of registered provider stock (previously known as Registered Social Landlords or housing associations). Collecting these data allows for a better understanding of the socio-economic and demographic make-up of affordable housing customers and local housing markets and products. The sales dataset is imputed, with more information on the imputations within the data dictionary.

• For the standard End User Licence (EUL) version (SNs 9237 and 9238), the geographic level of the data is set at Government Office Region (GOR). Letting and voiding dates are provided at month and year only; age variables are top-coded at 90 years; income, benefits, earnings, charge and shortfall variables are banded to disguise unique values; landlords are grouped into coded categories.
• For the Special Licence access (SL) version (SNs 9239 and 9240), geographic level is set at Local Authority. The SL data have more restrictive access conditions than those made available under the standard EUL. Prospective users of the SL version will need to complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables in order to get permission to use that version.
• For Secure Access (SNs 9241 and 9242), the full CORE datasets are available, with some key variables recoded. Prospective users of the Secure Access version will need to fulfil additional requirements, including completion of face-to-face training and agreement to further stringent access conditions.

SN 9237: Continuous Recording of Social Housing Lettings (CORE):

This study contains the EUL-level CORE Lettings data only. The EUL CORE Sales data are held under SN 9238.

This dataset comprises new general needs lettings, let at social rent levels owned by Local Authorities, classified by type of main tenancy.

These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities (LAs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the 'Social Housing Lettings in England' statistical release.

Some Local Authority areas are missing from the Local Authority owned datasets due to there being either no LA owned lettings in that area, or there being too few lettings in an area for the data to be released, as it is deemed disclosive.

Data are given for the type of main tenancy (after any starter/introductory period) of each general needs social rent local authority letting.

This dataset contains the total number of general needs lettings, let at social rent levels by Local Authorities.

This dataset comprises new general needs lettings, let at social rent levels owned by Local Authorities, classified by the economic status of the lead tenant, including where economic status has been imputed.

This dataset comprises new general needs lettings, let at social rent levels owned by Local Authorities, classified by the economic status of the lead tenant, including where economic status has been imputed. These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities (LAs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the 'Social Housing Lettings in England' statistical release. Some Local Authority areas are missing from the Local Authority owned datasets due to there being either no LA owned lettings in that area, or there being too few lettings in an area for the data to be released, as it is deemed disclosive. Data are given for the economic status of the lead tenant of each general needs social rent LA letting, as reported by the tenant. In the cases of joint tenancies, the lead tenant is defined as the most economically active of the tenants. If one or more tenants have the same economic status, the oldest is deemed the lead tenant. Where the tenant has refused their economic status, it has been imputed.

This dataset comprises the mean weekly rent and total charges of new general needs lettings, let at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities.

These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities (LAs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the 'Social Housing Lettings in England' statistical release.

Some Local Authority areas are missing from the Local Authority owned datasets due to there being either no LA owned lettings in that area, or there being too few lettings in an area for the data to be released, as it is deemed disclosive.

Data are given for the mean weekly rent and total charges of each general needs social rent LA letting. Total charges are derived from summing the basic rent with any of the following additional charges: service charge, personal service charge, or support charge.

This dataset comprises the mean weekly rent and total charges of new general needs lettings, let at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities. These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities (LAs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the 'Social Housing Lettings in England' statistical release. Some Local Authority areas are missing from the Local Authority owned datasets due to there being either no LA owned lettings in that area, or there being too few lettings in an area for the data to be released, as it is deemed disclosive. Data are given for the mean weekly rent and total charges of each general needs social rent LA letting. Total charges are derived from summing the basic rent with any of the following additional charges: service charge, personal service charge, or support charge.

This dataset comprises the mean number of days that a property was vacant prior to a new letting for new general needs lettings, let at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities.

These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities (LAs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the 'Social Housing Lettings in England' statistical release.

Some Local Authority areas are missing from the Local Authority owned datasets due to there being either no LA owned lettings in that area, or there being too few lettings in an area for the data to be released, as it is deemed disclosive.

Data are given for the mean number of days that a property was vacant for prior to a new general needs social rent LA letting. The time vacant is defined as the period between the void (or new build handover) date or major repairs completion date (if major repairs carried out during the void period), and the tenancy start date.

This data set contains the total number of general needs lettings, let at social rent levels, owned by Private Registered Providers.

These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Private Registered Providers (PRPs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the 'Social Housing Lettings in England' statistical release.

Data are given for the total number of general needs social rent lettings by Private Registered Providers.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The CORE datasets contained in the study cover annual official statistics on new lettings of the stock owned by local authorities and private registered providers of social housing in England, as well as sales of the social stock owned by private registered providers. For each year, data is structured into five datasets, four based on type of letting (social rent general needs and supported needs, and affordable rent general needs and supported needs) and one based on sales by private registered providers. All datasets are based on administrative data collected via the COntinuous REcording of Lettings and Sales (CORE) system. It is a regulatory requirement for providers registered with the Homes and Communities Agency to supply the data. For those who are not registered, submissions are voluntary. Local authorities have participated in CORE since 2004-5 on a voluntary basis. In the first year, only 24% of stock-holding local authorities participated, but the number of authorities participating has steadily increased, with all authorities submitting some data for 2013-14. Weighting is applied to adjust for non-response by local authorities for social rent datasets and imputation is also carried out to address item level non-response of key data on tenant characteristic, for both local authorities and private registered providers. The three datasets for affordable rent are not weighted or imputed. The sales dataset is imputed, with details of the imputations contained within the data dictionary. The collection of social housing lettings and sales data allows for a better understanding of the socio-economic and demographic make-up of affordable housing customers by tenure and of local housing markets and affordable housing products. These data are used by central government to inform national housing policy and by local government to inform their Strategic Housing Market Assessments. The data are also used by academics, researchers, charities and the wider public to understand social housing issues. Further information may be found on the GOV.UK Social housing lettings and Social housing sales webpages. Latest editionFor the 11th edition (August 2023), data and documentation for CORE Lettings for 2018/19-2021/22 have been added to the study. Sales data and documentation for 2018/19-2020/21 have been replaced, and 2021/22 added. End User Licence, Special Licence and Secure Access datasets The CORE datasets are available at three access levels, depending on the level of detail in the data. For the standard End User Licence (EUL) version (SN 7603) the geographic level of the data is set at Government Office Region (GOR). Letting and voiding dates are provided at month and year only; age variables are top-coded at 90 years; income, benefits, earnings, charge and shortfall variables are banded to disguise unique values; landlords are grouped into coded categories.For the Special Licence access (SL) version (SN 7604), the geographic level is set at Local Authority. The SL data have more restrictive access conditions than those made available under the standard EUL. Prospective users of the SL version will need to complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables in order to get permission to use that version. For Secure Access (SN 7686) the full CORE datasets are available, with some key variables recoded. Prospective users of the Secure Access version will need to fulfil additional requirements, including completion of face-to-face training and agreement to further stringent access conditions.

Statistics on social housing lettings and sales in England, extracted from the COntinuous REcording (CORE) system. Source agency: Communities and Local Government Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Social housing lettings and sales in England, CORE data

This dataset comprises the mean number of days that a property was vacant prior to a new letting for new general needs lettings, let at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities. These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities (LAs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the 'Social Housing Lettings in England' statistical release. Some Local Authority areas are missing from the Local Authority owned datasets due to there being either no LA owned lettings in that area, or there being too few lettings in an area for the data to be released, as it is deemed disclosive. Data are given for the mean number of days that a property was vacant for prior to a new general needs social rent LA letting. The time vacant is defined as the period between the void (or new build handover) date or major repairs completion date (if major repairs carried out during the void period), and the tenancy start date.

This dataset contains responses to the question: In the tenant’s view what was the main reason the household left their last settled home?

These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Local Authorities (LAs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the 'Social Housing Lettings in England' statistical release.

Some Local Authority areas are missing from the Local Authority owned datasets due to there being either no LA owned lettings in that area, or there being too few lettings in an area for the data to be released, as it is deemed disclosive.

Data are given for the tenant’s reason for housing, as reported by the tenant. Some categories have been combined into ‘Other’ for disclosure purposes due to their sensitive nature and/or risk of re-identification.

This data set contains responses (Private Registered Provider owned lettings) to the question: In the tenant’s view what was the main reason the household left their last settled home?

These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Private Registered Providers (PRPs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the Social Housing Lettings in England statistical release.

Data are given for the tenant’s reason for housing, as reported by the tenant. Some categories have been combined into ‘Other’ for disclosure purposes due to their sensitive nature and/or risk of re-identification.

Statistics on social housing lettings in England, extracted from the COntinuous REcording (CORE) system. This release replaces the Social Housing Lettings and Sales in England release - information on sales from CORE has been moved into the DCLG Release on Social Housing Sales in England from 2012/13 publication onwards. Source agency: Communities and Local Government Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Social Housing Lettings in England

This dataset comprises new general needs lettings, let at social rent levels, owned by Private Registered Providers, classified by source of referral.

These data are for new social housing lettings at the local authority area level, and are derived from record level data recorded through the COntinous REcording of social housing lettings. They cover new General Needs lettings, at social rent levels, owned by Private Registered Providers (PRPs). All figures are unweighted and are therefore not fully consistent with the weighted social rent data at national level in the 'Social Housing Lettings in England' statistical release.

Data are given for the source of referral of each general needs social rent PRP letting. Some variables have been grouped into 'Other' for disclosure purposes due to their sensitive nature and/or risk of re-identification.

Statistics on social housing lettings in England, extracted from the COntinuous REcording (CORE) system. This release replaces the Social Housing Lettings and Sales in England release - information on sales from CORE has been moved into the DCLG Release on Social Housing Sales in England from 2012/13 publication onwards. Source agency: Communities and Local Government Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Social Housing Lettings in England