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Local road condition (England)

Official

Part of the Infrastructure domain. Percentage of local roads in England assessed as requiring maintenance consideration, indicating the backlog of deferred infrastructure investment.

Latest data

Latest reading

Latest value

17% local roads needing maintenance consideration

To Mar 2025

Previous value

17% local roads needing maintenance consideration

no change

Change between the two latest observations (To Mar 2025 to To Mar 2025), in stress score.

Direction of badnesshigher is worse

A higher reading is treated as worse for this indicator.

Score composition

Stress score

35/100

Since the August 2026 release

−2 ptsfrom 37 to 35

What changed on this indicator between the two releases: method only.

Blended from two measured components: (2/3 weight) and trend (1/3 weight); where no trend can be computed the metric is scored on its level alone. Volatility is published as a diagnostic and does not enter the blend. Full formula on the methodology page.

Level · 2/3 weight

28bounds

Bounds: scored against fixed best/worst limits, used until a metric has about eight years of verified data to rank against.

Trend · 1/3 weight

50stable

Neutral: the latest reading matches the one before it, so no change is measured.

Volatility · diagnostic, not blended

Provisional: fewer than four historical readings are available, so this defaults to a mid range score rather than a measured figure.

Data confidence and provenance

Confidence and source

0.70Medium0.70

How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).

Source

Department for TransportOfficial

Road conditions in England

Update frequency: Annual
Reliability: medium

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Provenance

Provider: DfT
Series ID: local roads needing maintenance (unclassified), England
Frequency: annual
Accessed: 13 June 2026

Known weakness

England-only; local authority survey response rates and road assessment methodologies are not fully standardised, and the 'maintenance consideration' threshold is a broad indicator rather than a precise engineering standard.

Notes

Verified official value from DfT (local roads needing maintenance (unclassified), England), accessed 2026-06-13.

Historical values

History

Period	Value	Relative
2025	17