Cabinet Office Minister (): I have today laid before
Parliament, pursuant to Section 86 of the Climate Change Act
2008, the “State of the Estate in 2024-25”.
This report describes the progress made in improving the
efficiency, sustainability and performance of the central
government estate.
The report confirms that the central government estate comprised
203,400 assets in 2024–25. This included 181,100 built assets and
around 22,400 land assets. The built estate had a total floor
area of 159.1 million square metres, while the government also
held 640,400 hectares of land. The freehold value of the estate
increased by 9.1% to £208.4 billion.
For the central government estate within the scope of the
Greening Government Commitments, the following changes were
reported through that framework against the baseline 2017-18
financial year: by 2024-25, overall emissions had reduced by
42.1%, with energy costs reduced by an estimated £323.6 million.
Annual running costs reduced by 0.9% to £26.6 billion, despite
continued inflationary pressures across utilities, maintenance
and facilities management. Costs remain concentrated in a small
number of operationally intensive portfolios, particularly
health, defence and schools.
Efficiency savings reached £750 million, surpassing the £500
million target a year early, with the government also raising £2
billion from property disposals ahead of time.
The ‘State of the Estate' report is published on an annual basis.
