In the second session, we'll show you how to join spatial datasets when there's no common column in the data, create buffer zones you can use in your analysis and then turn those tricky point datasets into something you can interrogate in a spreadsheet - and more.

The year on year fall covers while the new government was outlining targets and planning reforms. But they need major increases in house building to do it. It makes the gap between the target and the current situation wider. The time between applications and building is measured in years, not months

The most reliable official data on new housing only comes out yearly and with an 8 month lag. But every new home must be law have an EPC. It can get lumpy - an EPC might have been registered before the home was ready to live in - but it gives us a good idea of direction of travel

Our interactive tool lets you see the target for your area, how that compares to the average number of new homes delivered per year and EPCs lodged in the last half of 2024. We've also got the rate of planning permission grants.