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Estimated [vacancy rates](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/londondatastore-upload/commercial-and-industrial-property-vacancy.xls) by percentage, for commercial and industrial properties in England. The data cover financial years and are derived from the amount of relief given by local authorities on business rates for empty properties. The data are an indicator of business activity in an area, and serve to monitor the potential for new development. Download [detailed ONS metadata](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/londondatastore-upload/Commercial and Industrial Property Vacancy Statistics in England 2004-05.pdf) for this dataset. This data is no longer published. Download 1998-2005 data from [NESS website](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/datasetList.do?JSAllowed=true&Function=&%24ph=60_61_60&CurrentPageId=60&step=1&CurrentTreeIndex=-2&searchString=vacancy&datasetFamilyId=679&Next.x=12&Next.y=14)