Version: 3.1.0 | Published: 3 Sep 2026 | Updated: 17 days ago
Wealth and Assets Survey - Great Britain
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
Office for National Statistics, released 30 June 2025, ONS SRS Metadata
Catalogue, dataset, Wealth and Assets Survey - Great Britain,
https://doi.org/10.57906/jj2j-zw28
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Description:
Launched in 2006 as a biennial longitudinal survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the survey measures the well-being of households and individuals in terms of their assets, savings, debt and planning for retirement.
To date micro data from Wave 1 (July 2006-June 2008) to Round 8 (April 2020-March 2022) has been released.
The data contains detailed information on respondents’ (aged 16+) wealth and debts, as well as a range of socio-demographic information about their circumstances, e.g. age, gender, ethnicity, tenure etc. Wave 1 data includes about 30,000 responding households. Round 8 data includes approximately 15,100 households.
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Great Britain
Geographical Levels:
- Census urban rural indicator 2011
- country
- LEA
- lsoa11
- oa11
- region
Temporal
Start Date:
01 July 2006
Latest Data:
31 March 2022
Frequency:
BIENNIAL
Distribution Release Date:
30 June 2025
Provenance
Source:
Survey
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
Standard access conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Condition of Use:
Standard conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics
Access
Access Service:
- Safe Rooms, SafePods
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
- GB-EAW
- GB-SCT
Data Controller:
Office for National Statistics
Access Level:
Access Level 3
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
SPSS
Origin
Name:
ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue