Local indicators

Population

Total population
Mid-year estimate of the total number of people

Population density
Number of people resident per square kilometre

Five-year population change
Percentage growth or decline over a five-year period

Median age
Median age of people

Population aged 0 to 15
Percentage of the population aged 0 to 15

Population aged 16 to 64
Percentage of the population aged 16 to 64

Population aged 65 and over
Percentage of the population aged 65 and over

Economy

Employment

Economic inactivity rate (Great Britain)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are not in employment and are not actively seeking work

Economic inactivity rate (Northern Ireland)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are not in employment and are not actively seeking work

Employment rate (Great Britain)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 in employment

Employment rate (Northern Ireland)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 in employment

Modelled unemployment rate
Modelled percentage of economically active people aged 16 years and over without a job and actively seeking work

Claimant Count
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are claiming unemployment-related benefits

Job density
Number of jobs per resident aged 16 to 64

Pay and income

Gross disposable household income per head
Average income per person (£) after taxes and direct benefits

Gross median weekly pay
Gross median weekly pay based on where people live (£)

Children in relative poverty before housing costs
Percentage of children aged under 16 living in relative low income families Before Housing Costs (BHC)

Children in relative poverty after housing costs
Percentage of children aged under 16 living in relative low income families After Housing Costs (AHC)

Fuel poverty (England)
Percentage of households in fuel poverty (Low Income Low Energy Efficiency metric)

Trade

Value of UK exports
Estimated total value of UK exports including trade in both goods and services (£ millions)

Productivity

Gross value added per hour worked
Estimated value added of goods and services produced per hour worked

Gross value added per job filled
Estimated value added of goods and services produced per job filled

Gross domestic product per head at current market prices
GDP per head including the effects of inflation

Gross domestic product per head in chained volume measures
GDP per head with the effects of inflation removed by considering changes in quantity between consecutive periods, holding prices from previous periods constant

Spending and investment

Inward foreign direct investment
Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the UK from non-resident companies (£ millions)

Outward foreign direct investment
Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) of UK-resident companies in other countries (£ millions)

Public-funded expenditure on research and development
Public-funded gross expenditure within each region (£ millions)

Business expenditure on research and development
Businesses gross expenditure within each region (£ millions)

Business

Active businesses
Businesses with turnover or employment in current year

Business births
Percentage of businesses newly registered for VAT and/or PAYE

Business deaths
Percentage of businesses ceasing activity

High growth businesses
Percentage of businesses with an average growth in employment of greater than 20% per year over a three-year period

One-year business survival rate
Percentage of newly born businesses that survived for one year

Two-year business survival rate
Percentage of newly born businesses that survived for two years

Three-year business survival rate
Percentage of newly born businesses that survived for three years

Four-year business survival rate
Percentage of newly born businesses that survived for four years

Five-year business survival rate
Percentage of newly born businesses that survived for five years

Food outlets
Rate of live enterprises in the food and beverage service industry, per 1,000 population

Housing

Net additions to the housing stock (England)
Net additions to the housing stock per 1,000 dwellings

Net additions to the housing stock (Wales)
Net additions to the housing stock per 1,000 dwellings

Net additions to the housing stock (Northern Ireland)
Net additions to the housing stock per 1,000 dwellings

Average house price
Average monthly price of a property (£)

Housing affordability ratio (residence-based)
Ratio of median house price to median gross annual residence-based earnings

First-time buyer mortgage sales
First-time buyer mortgage sales per 1,000 dwellings

Average length of short-term let stay
Average length of stay (in nights) at a short-term let

Number of guest nights at a short-term let
The number of guest nights spent during a stay at a short-term let, with a night counted per individual member of the visiting group

Education and skills

Attainment and participation

Further education and skills learner achievements
People aged 19 and over achieving a funded further education and skills learning aim, per 100,000 people

Further education and skills participation
People aged 19 and over participating in further education and skills learning (including apprenticeships), per 100,000 people

GCSEs in English and Maths
Percentage of people achieving GCSEs in both subjects by age 19

Level 3 or above qualifications (Great Britain)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 with Level 3 or above qualifications

Level 3 or above qualifications (Northern Ireland)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 with Level 3 or above qualifications

Pupils at the end of key stage 2 meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 2 in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)

No qualifications
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 with no qualifications

Early-years learning

Communication and language skills by end of early years foundation stage
Percentage of 5 year olds at 'expected level' across all communication and language early learning goals

Literacy skills by end of early years foundation stage
Percentage of 5 year olds at 'expected level' across all literacy early learning goals

Maths skills by end of early years foundation stage
Percentage of 5 year olds at 'expected level' across all maths early learning goals

School attendance

Persistent absences for all pupils
Percentage of pupils in state-funded schools that were absent for 10% or more of academic year

Persistent absences for pupils eligible for free school meals
Percentage of FSM-eligible pupils in state-funded schools that were absent for 10% or more of academic year

Persistent absences for pupils looked after by local authorities
Percentage of pupils looked after continuously for at least 12 months by local authorities in England that were absent for 10% or more of academic year

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship achievements (England)
Apprenticeship programme achievements by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people

Apprenticeship starts (England)
Apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people

Apprenticeship starts (Northern Ireland)
Apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people

Apprenticeship starts (Scotland)
Modern apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people

Apprenticeship achievements (Scotland)
Modern apprenticeship programme achievements by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people

Apprenticeship starts (Wales)
Apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people

Apprenticeship achievements (Wales)
Apprenticeship programme achievements by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people

Health and wellbeing

Healthy living

Cigarette smokers
Percentage of people aged 18 and over who state they currently smoke cigarettes (excluding e-cigarettes)

Healthy weight prevalence in children at reception age
Percentage of children aged 4 to 5 classified as at a healthy weight

Healthy weight prevalence in children at Year 6 age
Percentage of children aged 10 to 11 classified as at a healthy weight

Obesity prevalence in children at reception age
Percentage of children aged 4 to 5 classified as living with obesity

Obesity prevalence in children at Year 6 age
Percentage of children aged 10 to 11 classified as living with obesity

Overweight prevalence in children at reception age
Percentage of children aged 4 to 5 classified as overweight

Overweight prevalence in children at Year 6 age
Percentage of children aged 10 to 11 classified as overweight

Underweight prevalence in children at reception age
Percentage of children aged 4 to 5 classified as underweight

Underweight prevalence in children at Year 6 age
Percentage of children aged 10 to 11 classified as underweight

Adult obesity prevalence
Percentage of adults aged 18 and over classified as living with obesity

Disease and preventable mortality

Cancer diagnosis at stage 1 and 2
New cases of cancer diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 as a percentage of all new cases of cancer diagnosed at any known stage

Preventable cardiovascular mortality (England)
Age-standardised mortality from cardiovascular diseases considered preventable for people aged under 75, per 100,000 people

Preventable cardiovascular mortality (Northern Ireland)
Age-standardised mortality from cardiovascular diseases considered preventable for people aged under 75, per 100,000 people

Mortality rate from coronary heart disease or cerebrovascular disease (Scotland)
Age-standardised mortality rate from coronary heart disease or cerebrovascular disease for people aged under 75, per 100,000 people

Life and health expectancy

Female life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth for females

Male life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth for males

Female healthy life expectancy
Healthy life expectancy at birth for females

Male healthy life expectancy
Healthy life expectancy at birth for males

Self-reported wellbeing

Anxiety
Average rating for anxiety during previous day (0 = 'not at all anxious', 10 = 'completely anxious') for people aged 16 and over

Feeling life is worthwhile
Average rating that the things they do in life are worthwhile (0 = 'not at all worthwhile', 10 = 'completely worthwhile') for people aged 16 and over

Happiness
Average rating of happiness (0 = 'not at all happy', 10 = 'completely happy') for people aged 16 and over

Life satisfaction
Average rating of life satisfaction (0 = 'not at all satisfied', 10 = 'completely satisfied') for people aged 16 and over

Environment

Domestic electricity consumption
Median domestic electricity consumption (kWh)

Domestic gas consumption
Median domestic gas consumption (kWh)

Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2e) per capita

Air pollution regulating
Estimated value of pollution removal by natural habitats (£ millions, 2024 prices)

Greenhouse gas regulating
Estimated value of the net greenhouse gases removed from the atmosphere or emitted by natural habitats (£ million, 2024 prices)

Urban heat regulating
Estimated value of cooling provided by natural habitats in urban areas (£ millions, 2024 prices)

Connectivity

Digital connectivity

4G coverage
Percentage of area with 4G coverage from at least one mobile network provider

5G coverage
Percentage of area with 5G coverage from at least one mobile network provider

Gigabit capable broadband
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a gigabit-capable service (download speeds of at least 1,000 Mbps or more)

Premises below 30Mbps
Percentage of premises that do not have access to services above 30 Mbps

Premises with access to full fibre
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a full-fibre service

Superfast broadband
Percentage of premises with access to a superfast broadband service (download speed of at least 30 Mbit/s)

Ultrafast broadband
Percentage of premises with access to a ultrafast broadband service (download speed of at least 300 Mbit/s)

Travel and transport

Motor vehicle flow
Annual Average Daily Flow (AADF) which measures the average number of vehicles per mile of road on a typical day

Public electric vehicle chargers
Publicly available electric vehicle chargers at all speeds per 100,000 people

Travel time to employment centre by bicycle
Average travel time in minutes to nearest employment centre with 500+ jobs available

Travel time to employment centre by car
Average travel time in minutes to nearest employment centre with 500+ jobs available

Travel time to employment centre by public transport and walking
Average travel time in minutes to nearest employment centre with 500+ jobs available

Access to amenities

Supermarkets
Supermarkets per 10,000 people

Sports facilities
Sports facilities per 10,000 people

Museums
Museums per 100,000 people

Residents within a 30 minute walk of their nearest library
Percentage of resident population within a 30 minute walk of their nearest library

Residents within a 30 minute walk of their nearest railway station
Percentage of resident population within a 30 minute walk of their nearest railway station

Culture and heritage

Engaged with the arts
Percentage of adults who reported engaging with the arts physically in the last 12 months

Visited a heritage site
Percentage of adults who reported visiting a heritage site in person in the last 12 months

Visited a museum or gallery
Percentage of adults who reported visiting a museum or gallery in person in the last 12 months

Visited a public library
Percentage of adults who reported visiting a public library building or mobile library in person in the last 12 months

Crime

Homicide offences
Homicide offences per million people