UK Construction Market Survey

Published by RICS in 1994

Data Type:Sample survey

Data from Chartered Surveyors (members of RICs) who operate in the residential sales and lettings market are consulted as to their opinions about the state of the market. Sentiment survey providing an Indicator of conditions in the UK Construction market. Variable data set: Survey responses vary month by month, eg in Q3 of 2015, total contributions were 319.

Time

1994 - On-going (Quarterly)

Seeking clarification on how survey has been undertaken

Dataset Quality

Data quality will vary according to number of monthly survey returns and is seasonally adjusted

List of questions asked is available in data reports along with further methodological information.

Dataset Access and Use

Data available to download after (free) registration but only as PDF report. Subscription is available to obtain full access to housing data (3 bands of membership). However, RICS state that they support academic research and will supply the full data set on a complementary basis (upon application)

Geography

Coverage: UK

Units: Regional

The 5 regions used to make up the national figures are London and the South East, South West/Wales, MIdlands/East Anglia, North West/North East/Yorks and Humber and Scotland. Data from Northern Ireland is not included in the Headline figures.

Coverage map

Resources

URL
http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/market-analysis/rics-uk-construction-market-survey/