FOI reference: FOI-2025-2810
You asked
Is the UK Business Workbook available with a Rural Urban Classification split? I would like to know the births and deaths of public houses and bars (SIC Code 56302) by rural urban classification, and region, for the last five years.
We said
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request enquiring the number of public houses and bars business births and deaths for the previous five years, split by rural and urban geographical split.
Unfortunately, the data you have requested are not readily available. Your bespoke data request can be created by our Inter Departmental Business Register (IDBR) data service team at IDBRDAS@ons.gov.uk.
Depending on the time needed to produce the request, the data could be chargeable. If you contact the team, they will be able to advise you further on your request.
As this information is reasonably accessible through another route, even if only accessible on payment, Section 21(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) applies.