UK House Price Index: Change History

April 2023 – Changes to local authority geography in England

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will make the following changes to local authority geography in England.

Former local authorities New structure and geography code Data and publication date
Carlisle (E07000028), Allerdale (E07000026), and Copeland (E07000029) Cumberland (E06000063) April 2023 release (release date 19 April 2023)
Eden (E07000030), Barrow-In-Furness (E07000027), and South Lakeland (E07000031) Westmorland and Furness (E06000064) April 2023 release (release date 19 April 2023)
Hambleton (E07000164), Harrogate (E07000165), Scarborough (E07000168), Richmondshire (E07000166), Ryedale (E07000167), Selby (E07000169), and Craven (E07000163) North Yorkshire (E06000065) April 2023 release (release date 19 April 2023)

One of the England region's has changed ONS GSS code since this service has first set up. While users of the app will see the new name reflected in the location search and the map selector, users who utilise the SPARQL query function should be aware that the data URI for re-named areas has not changed.

  • Somerset
    ONS GSS code: E06000066 (formerly E10000027)
    The URI remains http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/id/region/somerset

Date of change: 19th April 2023

April 2021 – Changes to local authority geography in England

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will make the following changes to local authority geography in England.

Former local authorities New structure and geography code Data and publication date
Northamptonshire (E10000021), Kettering (E07000153), Wellingborough (E07000156), East Northamptonshire (E07000152), and Corby (E07000150) North Northamptonshire (E06000061) October 2021 release (release date 7 October 2021)
Daventry (E07000151), Northampton (E07000154), and South Northamptonshire (E07000155) West Northamptonshire (E06000062) October 2021 release (release date 7 October 2021)

Date of change: 18th April 2021

April 2020 – Changes to local authority geography in England and Scotland

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will make the following changes to local authority geography in England and Scotland.

Former local authorities New structure and geography code Data and publication date
Northamptonshire (E10000021), Kettering (E07000153), Wellingborough (E07000156), East Northamptonshire (E07000152), and Corby (E07000150) North Northamptonshire (E06000061) October 2021 release (release date 7 October 2021)
Daventry (E07000151), Northampton (E07000154), and South Northamptonshire (E07000155) West Northamptonshire (E06000062) October 2021 release (release date 7 October 2021)

Date of change: 18th April 2021

April 2020 – Changes to local authority geography in England and Scotland

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will make the following changes to local authority geography in England and Scotland.

Former local authorities New structure and geography code Data and publication date
Aylesbury Vale (E07000004), Chiltern (E07000005), South Bucks (E07000006) and Wycombe (E07000007) Buckinghamshire (E06000060) November 2020 release (release date 20 January 2021)
Bournemouth (E06000028), Christchurch (E07000048), Poole (E06000029) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (E06000058) February 2020 (to be published on 22 April 2020)
East Dorset (E07000049), North Dorset (E07000050), Purbeck (E07000051), West Dorset (E07000052), Weymouth and Portland (E07000053) Dorset (E06000059) February 2020 (to be published on 22 April 2020)
Taunton Deane (E07000190), West Somerset (E07000191) Somerset West and Taunton (E07000246) February 2020 (to be published on 22 April 2020)
Forest Heath (E07000201), St Edmundsbury (E07000204) West Suffolk (E07000245) February 2020 (to be published on 22 April 2020)
Suffolk Coastal (E07000205), Waveney (E07000206) East Suffolk (E07000244) February 2020 (to be published on 22 April 2020)
City of Glasgow (S12000046) City of Glasgow* (S12000049) February 2020 (to be published on 22 April 2020)
North Lanarkshire (S12000044) North Lanarkshire* (S12000050) February 2020 (to be published on 22 April 2020)
Aylesbury Vale (E07000004), Chiltern (E07000005), South Bucks (E07000006), Wycombe (E07000007) Buckinghamshire (E06000060) April 2020 (to be published on 17 June 2020)

April 2019 – UK and Scotland changes

One of the England regions has officially changed name, and two of the Scotland regions have changed ONS GSS code since this service was first set up. While users of the app will see the new name reflected in the location search and the map selector, users who utilise the SPARQL query function should be aware that the data URI for a re-named area has not changed.

The new local authority name is:

  • Folkestone and Hythe (formerly Shepway),
    the URI remains: http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/id/region/shepway

In Scotland:

  • Fife
    ONS GSS code: S12000047 (formerly S12000015),
    the URI remains http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/doc/region/fife
  • Perth and Kinross
    ONS GSS code: S12000048 (formerly S12000024),
    the URI remains http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/doc/region/perth-and-kinross

Date of change: 17th April 2019

August 2017 – Northern Ireland changes

Three of the Northern Ireland regions have officially changed name since this service was first set up. While users of the app will see the new names reflected in the location search and the map selector, users who utilise the SPARQL query function should be aware the data URI for a re-named area has not changed. The new local authority names are:

  • Ards and North Down (formerly North Down and Ards), the URI remains: http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/id/region/north-down-and-ards
  • Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon (formerly Armagh Bainbridge and Craigavon), the URI remains http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/doc/region/armagh-banbridge-and-craigavon
  • Derry City and Strabane (formerly Derry and Strabane), the URI remains http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/doc/region/derry-and-strabane

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