Anyone needing local statistics need look no further than

http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadHome.do?m=0&s=1405503425436&enc=1&nsjs=true&nsck=false&nssvg=false&nswid=1152

For example. putting in a postcode, choosing “Local Authority” and then the subset ” Environment” gives the most recent available data for:

Physical Environment
Key figures for Physical Environment
Commercial and Industrial Floorspace and Rateable Value Statistics (1998 – 2008)
Commercial and Industrial Property Vacancy Statistics (1998 – 2005)
Domestic Energy Consumption (2005 – 2011)
Land Use Statistics (Generalised Land Use Database) (2001 – 2005)
Land Use Statistics (Previously-Developed Land) (2004 – 2010)