Estates Benchmarking

• We are very familiar with the data which Universities collect for the Estates Management Return.

• We can work with the University’s own data to produce a bespoke set of benchmarking reports reviewing the University’s estates performance.

• We do this for a number of institutions on an annual basis, providing a report to their senior property committees.

• It helps Universities to understand the key challenges facing the estate and how these issues have changed over time.

How we work

• We develop a peer group to suit your academic demands and then use this as the key group.

• We can also use a wider set of appropriate institutions.

• Then we identify the specific benchmark metrics that you want to look at, this depends on your requirements and what you are looking to determine.

• We measure your performance within the peer group, as well as longitudinally over time.

• We can develop specific performance measures to look at different issues.

• We develop the benchmarking and discuss the results with you.

• We can then identify further areas to review, for example understanding specific cost areas, or space requirements, to help inform your strategic decision-making.

High level KPIs

• Academic income per m2,

• Total property costs per m2,

• Total property costs as a % of academic income.

Condition, suitability and age

• Proportion of space in Condition A and B,

• Proportion of space in Functional Suitability 1 and 2,

• Age of estate (presented in bands and compared to other institutions).

Space efficiency

• Academic space per FTE (i.e. teaching and research space divided by under- & postgraduate numbers),

• Office space per staff FTE (can be further split between academic and non-academic staff office space),

• Teaching space per taught FTE,

• Research space per research FTE,

• Teaching space utilisation (%).

Affordability and investment

• Investment as a % of income,

• Cost to upgrade Condition C and D as a % of income.

Income per m2

• Academic space, £ per m2 (i.e. teaching and research space, excluding administrative space),

• Research space, £ per m2,

• Teaching space, £ per m2.

Property costs

• Individual cost areas per m2 (e.g. repairs and maintenance, energy),

• Property costs trend over time.

Environment and carbon reduction

• Kg carbon emitted per m2,

• Kg carbon emitted per FTE,

• Energy use per m2,

• Cost per kWh or cost per m2.