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Datasets
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People
PopulationOfficial population estimates from the Office for National Statistics: every UK local authority each year since 2011, wards in England and Wales, and the Westminster constituencies first contested in 2024. Ward estimates run through mid-2022; newer ONS ward estimates use May 2025 boundaries, which are not yet mapped in the atlas. Population density is included too.
Census 2021 small areasDetailed Census 2021 counts for small areas in England and Wales: residents by age, ethnic group, health and economic activity, and households by composition and tenure. Data is available for lower and middle layer super output areas.
EthnicityHow many residents of each local authority in England and Wales belong to each of the nineteen ethnic groups recorded in Census 2021.
QualificationsThe highest qualification held by residents aged 16 and over in each local authority in England and Wales, from Census 2021.
Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth for men and women in local areas of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for every three-year period since 2001 to 2003, with confidence intervals.
Adult social careAdult social care activity and the care-related quality-of-life outcome score reported by English councils.
Work and money
JobsThe total number of jobs in each local authority from 2011 to 2024, counted where people work rather than where they live.
PayMedian annual and hourly pay for employees in each English local authority, both by where workers live and where their jobs are located.
BusinessesVAT and/or PAYE based enterprises in each UK local authority, published by broad industry group.
Local government financeEnglish local-authority revenue budgets and the council tax levels billing authorities set for 2026-27.
Economic outputGross domestic product and gross value added for every UK region, from 1998 to 2023, on all three tiers of the International Territorial Level geography that economic statistics are published on. Output is counted where it is produced, not where the people who earn it live.
UnemploymentThe ONS's final model-based estimates of unemployment for local authorities in Great Britain, from 1996 to 2021, as a rate and a count, with confidence intervals. ONS discontinued this series in August 2022.
Claimant countHow many people in each local authority count as claimants of Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance, in total and for 16 to 24 year olds.
Housing and deprivation
House pricesMedian and mean prices paid for homes in every ward in England and Wales, for each year from 1995 to 2023. This was the final ONS ward-level edition.
Temporary accommodationHouseholds living in temporary accommodation in each English local authority, including households with children and the number of children.
Housing supply and planningNew homes added and planning applications received by English local authorities.
DeprivationThe official indices of deprivation for all four UK nations, ranking small neighbourhoods from most to least deprived. Each nation measures deprivation its own way, so ranks can't be compared across borders.
Elections
General electionsResults for every Westminster constituency at the 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2024 general elections: votes for each party, vote shares, turnout and the winner.
Local electionsWard-level local election results for England and Wales from 2016 to 2025: votes by party, the winning party, and turnout from 2021 onwards.
Transport
Travel to workHow working residents of each local authority in England and Wales get to work, from driving and public transport to cycling and working from home, from Census 2021.
Car availabilityHow many households in each local authority in England and Wales have no car, one, two, or three or more, from Census 2021.
Road collisionsProvisional counts of reported road collisions in the first half of 2025, by how serious the worst injury was, for local authorities in Great Britain and small areas in England and Wales.
Electric vehicle chargersPublic electric vehicle charger counts by UK local authority.
Connectivity
Environment
Air qualityAverage background levels of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) in each UK local authority, from Defra's modelled pollution maps.
Greenhouse gas emissionsNet greenhouse gas emissions produced within each UK local authority every year from 2005 to 2024, in kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent.
Energy consumptionMetered electricity and gas used in each Great Britain local authority from 2015 to 2024, split between domestic and non-domestic meters. These are meter readings rather than a model, so they add up over areas exactly.
Waste and recyclingLocal-authority collected waste in England, including material sent for recycling, composting and reuse.
Crime
Boundaries
Download area-code tables and any published GeoParquet or PMTiles boundary files, release by release.
Councils and regions
CountriesEngland, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
RegionsThe nine regions of England, such as the North West and London. Many national statistics are summarised at this level.
Counties and unitary authoritiesThe upper tier of local government: county councils, unitary authorities, and metropolitan and London boroughs.
Local authoritiesLocal authority districts, the councils that run local services, such as Leeds, Cornwall or Glasgow City. They're the most common geography for official statistics, and most data in the Atlas is published on them.
Combined authoritiesGroups of English councils that work together under a mayor or a combined county authority, such as Greater Manchester or the West Midlands.
ParishesCivil parishes and Welsh communities, the smallest tier of local government, together with the unparished areas between them, so they cover England and Wales completely.
Local planning authoritiesThe bodies that decide planning applications. Mostly councils, but also national park authorities and development corporations.
National parksThe fifteen national parks of England, Wales and Scotland.
Elections
Westminster constituenciesThe areas that each elect a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons. The Atlas holds release history from 2015, including boundaries from before and after the 2024 general-election redraw.
WardsElectoral wards, the areas that elect local councillors. They're redrawn often, so the Atlas holds a range of historical releases from 2011 onward.
County electoral divisionsThe areas English county councils are elected by, the county council equivalent of wards.
Scottish Parliament constituenciesThe 73 constituencies that each elect a member of the Scottish Parliament.
Scottish Parliament regionsThe eight regions that elect the Scottish Parliament's additional members.
Senedd constituenciesThe 40 constituencies that each elect a member of the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament.
Senedd regionsThe five regions that elect the Senedd's additional members.
Statistical areas
Output areasThe smallest areas census statistics are published for in England and Wales, of around 100 to 625 people. LSOAs are built from them.
Lower layer super output areas (LSOAs)Small neighbourhoods of around 1,000 to 3,000 people in England and Wales, designed for statistics. Deprivation indices and other small-area data are published on them.
Middle layer super output areas (MSOAs)Areas of around 5,000 to 15,000 people in England and Wales, built from LSOAs and sitting between them and local authorities.
Data zonesScotland's small areas for statistics, similar to LSOAs in England and Wales. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation is published on them.
Intermediate zonesScottish areas of around 2,500 to 6,000 people, built from data zones and sitting between them and council areas, much like MSOAs in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland super output areasNorthern Ireland's small areas for statistics. The Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure is published on them.
ITL1 regionsThe top tier of International Territorial Levels, used for regional economic statistics: the nine English regions plus Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
ITL2 areasThe middle tier of International Territorial Levels, used for regional economic statistics.
ITL3 areasThe most detailed tier of International Territorial Levels, where regional GDP and productivity are published.
Travel to work areasAreas where most residents also work, drawn from commuting patterns rather than administrative lines. They're a good approximation of local labour markets.
Major towns and citiesThe built-up extents of the largest towns and cities in England and Wales. Useful for giving a map context, rather than for joining data to.
Health, police and fire
Integrated care boardsThe NHS bodies that plan health services across England. NHS waiting times are reported on them.
Sub-ICB locationsThe areas within each integrated care board, which took over from clinical commissioning groups.
NHS England regionsThe seven regions NHS England is organised into, above the integrated care boards.
Welsh local health boardsThe seven boards that plan and deliver NHS services in Wales.
Police force areasThe 43 territorial police forces of England and Wales.
Community safety partnershipsLocal partnerships of councils, police and other services that tackle crime. Police recorded crime is published on them, so they're the geography for the Atlas's crime data.
Fire and rescue authoritiesThe 47 fire and rescue services of England and Wales.