Version: 1.0.1 | Published: 16 Feb 2026 | Updated: 6 days ago
NHS Estates Returns Information Collection
Dataset
Documentation
Description:
Insights into the costs and operations of the NHS estate across England, including all NHS trusts and Ambulance trusts. This mandatory annual return captures a wide range of data, including the cost of maintaining buildings and hospital equipment, capital investment, income from sales, fires and evacuations, energy efficient and waste re-use schemes, carparking income, provision of essential services such as cleaning, catering, and utilities. Data can be downloaded in .csv format.
Spatial Coverage:
England
Data Use Limitations:
NO RESTRICTION
Coverage
Spatial
Geographical Levels:
clinical commissioning groups
Temporal
Start Date:
01 April 1999
Frequency:
ANNUAL
Provenance
Collection Situation:
These are summary data from Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC), a
mandatory collection for all NHS trusts including Ambulance trusts. Since the
2018/19 collection NHS England's Workforce and Estates Team and Estates Division
have jointly undertaken additional measures to improve data quality. These
include extra validations on point of entry and alignment of communications and
clarifications to data providers, and extensive data quality assurance with data
provider engagement.
Access and Governance
Usage
Data Use Requirements:
NO REQUIREMENTS
Access
Jurisdiction:
England
Data Controller:
NHS England
Format and Standards
Languages:
ENGLISH
Data Format:
- Unstructured text
- Database
Estimated Dataset Size:
<25 MB
Additional Information Governance
Confidentiality Risk:
Low risk
Availability Risk:
Low risk
Integrity Risk:
Low risk
Origin
Name:
Data Catalogue