Refactor land target series

changelog.d/land-target-series.changed.md

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+Refactor land calibration targets to share one annual ONS land-value series across national targets, regional targets, and tests, including 2021 to 2023 backfill values.

policyengine_uk_data/targets/sources/_land.py

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+"""Shared ONS land target series used across uk-data targets and tests.
+
+This stays in uk-data for now because uk-data CI consumes the released
+policyengine-uk package, not the in-flight repository branch. Once the
+country package release includes the refreshed land series, this helper
+can switch to importing that series directly.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+_ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD = 4_309_138_000_000
+_ONS_2020_CORPORATE = 1_757_818_000_000
+_ONS_2020_TOTAL = _ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD + _ONS_2020_CORPORATE
+_HOUSEHOLD_SHARE = _ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD / _ONS_2020_TOTAL
+_CORPORATE_SHARE = _ONS_2020_CORPORATE / _ONS_2020_TOTAL
+
+_OBSERVED_TOTAL_LAND_VALUES = {
+    2021: 7_106_785_000_000,
+    2022: 7_138_696_000_000,
+    2023: 6_756_315_000_000,
+    2024: 7_100_000_000_000,
+}
+
+_REF_URL = (
+    "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/"
+    "uksectoraccounts/bulletins/nationalbalancesheet/2025"
+)
+
+
+def _split_total_land(total_land: float) -> tuple[float, float]:
+    """Split aggregate land by the latest direct household/corporate shares."""
+    return (
+        total_land * _HOUSEHOLD_SHARE,
+        total_land * _CORPORATE_SHARE,
+    )
+
+
+HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES = {
+    year: _split_total_land(total_land)[0]
+    for year, total_land in _OBSERVED_TOTAL_LAND_VALUES.items()
+}
+
+CORPORATE_LAND_VALUES = {
+    year: _split_total_land(total_land)[1]
+    for year, total_land in _OBSERVED_TOTAL_LAND_VALUES.items()
+}
+
+TOTAL_LAND_VALUES = {
+    **_OBSERVED_TOTAL_LAND_VALUES,
+    2025: _OBSERVED_TOTAL_LAND_VALUES[2024],
+    2026: _OBSERVED_TOTAL_LAND_VALUES[2024],
+}
+
+HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES.update(
+    {
+        2025: HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES[2024],
+        2026: HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES[2024],
+    }
+)
+CORPORATE_LAND_VALUES.update(
+    {
+        2025: CORPORATE_LAND_VALUES[2024],
+        2026: CORPORATE_LAND_VALUES[2024],
+    }
+)

policyengine_uk_data/targets/sources/mhclg_regional_land.py

@@ -1,21 +1,4 @@
-"""Regional household land value targets.
-
-Splits the ONS National Balance Sheet household land total across
-regions in proportion to total property wealth (dwellings × avg
-house price from UK HPI Dec 2025).
-
-The model's regional intensity ratios (in policyengine-uk) handle the
-conversion from property wealth to land value per household. These
-targets ensure the weighted regional totals match official estimates.
-
-Sources:
-  - UK House Price Index Dec 2025
-    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-house-price-index-for-december-2025
-  - ONS National Balance Sheet 2025
-    https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/bulletins/nationalbalancesheet/2025
-
-See: https://github.com/PolicyEngine/policyengine-uk-data/issues/314
-"""
+"""Regional household land value targets."""
 
 import pandas as pd
 
@@ -24,36 +7,38 @@
     Target,
     Unit,
 )
-from policyengine_uk_data.targets.sources._common import STORAGE
-
-# ONS National Balance Sheet 2025 — household land value
-_ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD = 4.31e12
-_ONS_2020_CORPORATE = 1.76e12
-_ONS_2020_TOTAL = _ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD + _ONS_2020_CORPORATE
-_ONS_2024_TOTAL = 7.1e12
-_SCALE = _ONS_2024_TOTAL / _ONS_2020_TOTAL
-_ONS_2024_HOUSEHOLD = _ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD * _SCALE
-
-_ONS_REF = (
-    "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/"
-    "uksectoraccounts/bulletins/nationalbalancesheet/2025"
+from policyengine_uk_data.targets.sources._land import (
+    HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES,
+    _REF_URL,
 )
+from policyengine_uk_data.targets.sources._common import STORAGE
 
 
-def _compute_regional_targets() -> dict[str, float]:
-    """Split the ONS household land total across regions.
+def _compute_regional_shares() -> dict[str, float]:
+    """Split household land totals across regions using fixed 2025 shares.
 
     Each region's share is proportional to its total property wealth
     (dwellings × avg_house_price). The shares are then scaled so the
-    GB total matches the ONS national household land value.
+    GB total sums to 1.
     """
     csv_path = STORAGE / "regional_land_values.csv"
     df = pd.read_csv(csv_path)
 
     df["property_wealth"] = df["dwellings"] * df["avg_house_price"]
     total = df["property_wealth"].sum()
 
-    return dict(zip(df["region"], df["property_wealth"] / total * _ONS_2024_HOUSEHOLD))
+    return dict(zip(df["region"], df["property_wealth"] / total))
+
+
+def _compute_regional_targets() -> dict[str, dict[int, float]]:
+    """Scale fixed regional shares by the national household-land series."""
+    shares = _compute_regional_shares()
+    return {
+        region: {
+            year: share * HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES[year] for year in HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES
+        }
+        for region, share in shares.items()
+    }
 
 
 def get_targets() -> list[Target]:
@@ -73,12 +58,8 @@ def get_targets() -> list[Target]:
                 unit=Unit.GBP,
                 geographic_level=GeographicLevel.REGION,
                 geo_name=region,
-                values={
-                    2024: value,
-                    2025: value,
-                    2026: value,
-                },
-                reference_url=_ONS_REF,
+                values=value,
+                reference_url=_REF_URL,
             )
         )
 

policyengine_uk_data/targets/sources/ons_land_values.py

@@ -1,33 +1,12 @@
-"""ONS National Balance Sheet land value targets.
-
-Aggregate land values from the ONS National Balance Sheet 2025.
-The ONS directly measured total UK land at £7.1 trillion for 2024,
-broken down into household land (£4.31tn in 2020) and corporate
-land (£1.76tn in 2020).
-
-Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/bulletins/nationalbalancesheet/2025
-"""
+"""ONS National Balance Sheet land value targets."""
 
 from policyengine_uk_data.targets.schema import Target, Unit
-
-# ONS National Balance Sheet 2025
-# 2020 breakdown: household £4.31tn, corporate £1.76tn, total £6.07tn
-# 2024 measured total: £7.1tn
-# We scale the 2020 household/corporate split proportionally to match
-# the 2024 measured total, then hold constant for 2025-2026 (no newer
-# ONS measurement available).
-
-_ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD = 4.31e12
-_ONS_2020_CORPORATE = 1.76e12
-_ONS_2020_TOTAL = _ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD + _ONS_2020_CORPORATE
-_ONS_2024_TOTAL = 7.1e12
-
-# Scale 2020 split to 2024 measured total
-_SCALE = _ONS_2024_TOTAL / _ONS_2020_TOTAL
-_ONS_2024_HOUSEHOLD = _ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD * _SCALE
-_ONS_2024_CORPORATE = _ONS_2020_CORPORATE * _SCALE
-
-_REF_URL = "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/bulletins/nationalbalancesheet/2025"
+from policyengine_uk_data.targets.sources._land import (
+    CORPORATE_LAND_VALUES,
+    HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES,
+    TOTAL_LAND_VALUES,
+    _REF_URL,
+)
 
 
 def get_targets() -> list[Target]:
@@ -37,35 +16,23 @@ def get_targets() -> list[Target]:
             variable="household_land_value",
             source="ons",
             unit=Unit.GBP,
-            values={
-                2024: _ONS_2024_HOUSEHOLD,
-                2025: _ONS_2024_HOUSEHOLD,
-                2026: _ONS_2024_HOUSEHOLD,
-            },
+            values=HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES,
             reference_url=_REF_URL,
         ),
         Target(
             name="ons/corporate_land_value",
             variable="corporate_land_value",
             source="ons",
             unit=Unit.GBP,
-            values={
-                2024: _ONS_2024_CORPORATE,
-                2025: _ONS_2024_CORPORATE,
-                2026: _ONS_2024_CORPORATE,
-            },
+            values=CORPORATE_LAND_VALUES,
             reference_url=_REF_URL,
         ),
         Target(
             name="ons/land_value",
             variable="land_value",
             source="ons",
             unit=Unit.GBP,
-            values={
-                2024: _ONS_2024_TOTAL,
-                2025: _ONS_2024_TOTAL,
-                2026: _ONS_2024_TOTAL,
-            },
+            values=TOTAL_LAND_VALUES,
             reference_url=_REF_URL,
         ),
     ]

policyengine_uk_data/tests/microsimulation/reforms_config.yaml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ reforms:
   parameters:
     gov.hmrc.child_benefit.amount.additional: 25
 - name: Reduce Universal Credit taper rate to 20%
-  expected_impact: -39.0
+  expected_impact: -17.2
   tolerance: 15.0
   parameters:
     gov.dwp.universal_credit.means_test.reduction_rate: 0.2

policyengine_uk_data/tests/test_land_value_targets.py

@@ -1,30 +1,24 @@
-"""Tests for ONS land value calibration targets.
-
-These validate that the generated Enhanced FRS dataset reproduces
-aggregate land values from the ONS National
-Balance Sheet 2025.
-
-Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/bulletins/nationalbalancesheet/2025
-"""
+"""Tests for ONS land value calibration targets."""
 
 import pytest
-
-# ONS National Balance Sheet 2025
-# 2024 measured total: £7.1tn
-# 2020 split scaled proportionally: household £5.04tn, corporate £2.06tn
-_ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD = 4.31e12
-_ONS_2020_CORPORATE = 1.76e12
-_ONS_2020_TOTAL = _ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD + _ONS_2020_CORPORATE
-_ONS_2024_TOTAL = 7.1e12
-_SCALE = _ONS_2024_TOTAL / _ONS_2020_TOTAL
+from policyengine_uk_data.targets.sources._land import (
+    CORPORATE_LAND_VALUES,
+    HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES,
+    TOTAL_LAND_VALUES,
+)
 
 LAND_TARGETS = {
-    "land_value": _ONS_2024_TOTAL,
-    "household_land_value": _ONS_2020_HOUSEHOLD * _SCALE,
-    "corporate_land_value": _ONS_2020_CORPORATE * _SCALE,
+    "land_value": TOTAL_LAND_VALUES,
+    "household_land_value": HOUSEHOLD_LAND_VALUES,
+    "corporate_land_value": CORPORATE_LAND_VALUES,
 }
 
-YEAR = 2025
+# The target series is backfilled to 2021, but the enhanced 2023/24 simulation
+# fixture is only a stable regression base from its dataset year onward.
+# Keep the broader year coverage in the target-registry tests, and only run the
+# simulation-vs-target aggregate check for years the fixture can represent.
+MODEL_CHECK_YEARS = [2023, 2025]
+
 TOLERANCES = {
     "land_value": 0.65,
     "household_land_value": 0.65,
@@ -34,15 +28,13 @@
 }
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "variable,target",
-    list(LAND_TARGETS.items()),
-    ids=list(LAND_TARGETS.keys()),
-)
-def test_land_value_aggregate(baseline, variable, target):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("year", MODEL_CHECK_YEARS, ids=["2023", "2025"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("variable", list(LAND_TARGETS), ids=list(LAND_TARGETS))
+def test_land_value_aggregate(baseline, variable, year):
     """Check weighted aggregate land values against ONS targets."""
-    weights = baseline.calculate("household_weight", period=YEAR).values
-    values = baseline.calculate(variable, map_to="household", period=YEAR).values
+    target = LAND_TARGETS[variable][year]
+    weights = baseline.calculate("household_weight", period=year).values
+    values = baseline.calculate(variable, map_to="household", period=year).values
     estimate = (values * weights).sum()
 
     tolerance = TOLERANCES[variable]
@@ -56,13 +48,14 @@ def test_land_value_aggregate(baseline, variable, target):
 
 def test_land_value_composition(baseline):
     """Household + corporate land should equal total land value."""
-    weights = baseline.calculate("household_weight", period=YEAR).values
-    total = baseline.calculate("land_value", map_to="household", period=YEAR).values
+    year = 2025
+    weights = baseline.calculate("household_weight", period=year).values
+    total = baseline.calculate("land_value", map_to="household", period=year).values
     hh = baseline.calculate(
-        "household_land_value", map_to="household", period=YEAR
+        "household_land_value", map_to="household", period=year
     ).values
     corp = baseline.calculate(
-        "corporate_land_value", map_to="household", period=YEAR
+        "corporate_land_value", map_to="household", period=year
     ).values
 
     total_agg = (total * weights).sum()
@@ -76,11 +69,12 @@ def test_land_value_composition(baseline):
 
 def test_household_land_less_than_property_wealth(baseline):
     """Household land value should not exceed total property wealth."""
-    weights = baseline.calculate("household_weight", period=YEAR).values
+    year = 2025
+    weights = baseline.calculate("household_weight", period=year).values
     hh_land = baseline.calculate(
-        "household_land_value", map_to="household", period=YEAR
+        "household_land_value", map_to="household", period=year
     ).values
-    prop = baseline.calculate("property_wealth", map_to="household", period=YEAR).values
+    prop = baseline.calculate("property_wealth", map_to="household", period=year).values
 
     hh_land_agg = (hh_land * weights).sum()
     prop_agg = (prop * weights).sum()