Transparency data
Geospatial Commission data catalogue VOA
Updated 24 January 2019
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| Organisation | Dataset_Title | Abstract | Inspire_Theme | Inspire_Feature_Type | GC_Theme | Constraints | Metadata_published_on_dguk | Data_Published |
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| Valuation Office Agency | Domestic property information and rents relating to Rent Officer Functions casework | Includes information on domestic properties relevant for Rent Officer Functions work, primarily focused around rented domestic properties subject to either Fair Rent regulations or beneficiaries of Housing Allowances. Includes information such as number of rooms, dwelling type, age. Provided by Local Authorities and gathered by Rent Officers from local sources. | Addresses; Administrative units; BasicPropertyUnit; Geographical names; Buildings;Population distribution and demography; Statistical Units; Utility and governmental services;Land Use | Not set | Not set | Information relating to Housing Allowances is not covered by the Commissioners for Revenue Customs Act but is based on a different set of legislation. The Rent Act 1977 includes provisions for making the register of Fair Rents (one element of Rent Officer Functions work) available online. | Unpublished | Unpublished |
| Valuation Office Agency | Domestic property information to support Council Tax Banding | Includes information on around 25 million domestic properties in England and Wales. Intended to help identify a property (unique identifier is VOA UARN) and includes characteristics of the property to support operational activity (for example, type of building/construction, area, age, number of bedrooms etc.). Gathered over time from physical inspections and desk-based fact checking completed by VOA staff. | Addresses; Administrative units; BasicPropertyUnit; Geographical names; Buildings;Population distribution and demography; Statistical Units; Utility and governmental services;Land Use | Not set | Not set | VOA data is covered by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 which only allows data to be shared where there is a link to the delivery of our functions, unless there is legislation that explicitly provides grounds for sharing the data. | Published | Unpublished |
| Valuation Office Agency | Domestic sales information (current) | Existence of a transaction used as a trigger for some Council Tax case work. HMRC Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) forms capture parties for the transaction and value of the sale or long term lease. | Addresses; Administrative units; BasicPropertyUnit; Geographical names; Buildings;Population distribution and demography; Statistical Units; Utility and governmental services;Land Use | Not set | Not set | VOA data is covered by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 which only allows data to be shared where there is a link to the delivery of our functions, unless there is legislation that explicitly provides grounds for sharing the data. | Unpublished | Unpublished |
| Valuation Office Agency | Domestic sales information (historic) | Sales prices from around 1991 valuation point for Council Tax bands. Based on 'Particulars Delivered' forms from Land Registry | Addresses; Administrative units; BasicPropertyUnit; Geographical names; Buildings; Population distribution and demography; Statistical Units; Utility and governmental services;Land Use | Not set | Not set | VOA data is covered by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 which only allows data to be shared where there is a link to the delivery of our functions, unless there is legislation that explicitly provides grounds for sharing the data. | Unpublished | Unpublished |
| Valuation Office Agency | Non-domestic property data to support Business Rates valuations | Includes information on around 2 million non-domestic properties in England and Wales. Intended to help identify a property (unique identifier is VOA UARN) and includes characteristics of the property to support operational valuation activity (for example; area, age, lifts, air conditioning, refurbishment). Exact characteristics captured vary by property type and jave been gathered over time from physical inspections and desk-based fact checking completed by VOA staff. | Addresses; Administrative units; BasicPropertyUnit; Geographical names; Transport networks; Agricultural and aquaculture facilities; Buildings; Energy Resources;Mineral resources; Production and industrial facilities; Population distribution and demography; Statistical Units; Utility and governmental services;Land Use | Not set | Not set | VOA data is covered by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 which only allows data to be shared where there is a link to the delivery of our functions, unless there is legislation that explicitly provides grounds for sharing the data. Restricted version of this data are available to the public under licence. | Published | Restricted version of this data are available to the public under licence: https://voaratinglists.blob.core.windows.net/html/rlidata.htm |
| Valuation Office Agency | Rental data to support Business Rates valuations | Information on the rent paid on commercial properties and particulars of the lease contract (e.g. length, rent free periods, responsibilities for maintenance) relevant to valuation practice are captured for the purposes of supporting operational valuation activity. Primarily sourced from VOA online request for rental information form prompted by letter from VOA when we think a new lease could be in place. | Addresses; Administrative units; BasicPropertyUnit; Geographical names; Transport networks; Agricultural and aquaculture facilities; Buildings; Energy Resources; Mineral resources; Production and industrial facilities; Population distribution and demography; Statistical Units; Utility and governmental services;Land Use | Not set | Not set | VOA data is covered by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act which only allows data to be shared where there is a link to the delivery of our functions, unless there legislation that explicitly provides grounds for sharing the data. Around half of this data is only stored in hardcopy which limits access and useability to local operational staff. | Published | Unpublished |