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Local car ownership.
Search for a site to see how many households around it own a car or van, compared with the council and the national average. The evidence councils look at for parking, low-car homes and changes of use.
Want us to advise on parking for your site?
We will look at the council’s parking standards, local car ownership, on-street parking and the accessibility of the site, and tell you what level of parking is likely to be accepted.
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Using the result
Why car ownership matters.
Councils use local car ownership to judge how many parking spaces a scheme needs and whether a low-car or car-free proposal is realistic. It is central to flat conversions, HMOs, town centre homes and changes of use, where on-site parking is limited.
The figures come from the 2021 Census for the small area around the site, its neighbourhood, the wider area and the council as a whole, so you can see how the location compares. They describe existing households, so they work best alongside the council’s standards, the accessibility of the site and, where streets are busy, a parking survey.
This tool covers England and Wales. Scotland’s 2022 Census figures are being added.