Housing supply elasticities and percentage changes in number of properties and house prices across England, 1996 to 2021

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How have local house prices and house building changed across England?

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See how house prices and house building have changed in your area, and compare how responsive building has been to prices in areas across England.

22 November 2024

How is tax damaging the housing market?

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We discuss how taxes like capital gains, stamp duty, and council tax impact the housing market, affecting affordability, renting, and homeownership.

18 December 2024

Air pollution in England by MSOA over time, measured by PM2.5 exposure, 2003 to 2023

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Average exposure to PM2.5 in England fell by 54% between 2003 and 2023. Almost everywhere in England is now below England’s 2040 target for PM2.5.

6 December 2024

Policy analysis

Growth in number of homes and population between 1996 and 2021 by English region

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London is the only region where population growth has significantly outpaced growth in housing supply.

1 August 2024

Share of 25- to 34-year-olds living with parents up by over a third since the mid 2000s

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The rise in people living with their parents has been concentrated among those in their late 20s and varies substantially by ethnicity.

11 January 2025

Employment rates by local authority, year to June 2024

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Almost a third of local authorities in Great Britain already have employment rates of 80%, one in six have employment rates below 70%.

12 December 2024

Academic research

Tax preferences and housing affordability: Exploration using a life-cycle model

working paper

We present a dynamic life-cycle model of demand for housing, including owner occupied housing, investment property and liquid assets.

21 October 2024

The determinants of local housing supply in England

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We estimate local housing supply elasticities for 325 local authorities and 6,788 census tract areas in England.

1 August 2024

Police infrastructure, police performance, and crime: Evidence from austerity cuts

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Focusing on a wave of austerity cuts, I show that police station closure increased violent crimes in census blocks near the defunct stations.

24 April 2024