This file contains the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom as at November 2024 in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) and ASCII text (TXT) formats. To download the zip file click the Download button. The NSPL relates both current and terminated postcodes to a range of current statutory geographies via ‘best-fit’ allocation from the 2021 Census Output Areas (national parks and Workplace Zones are exempt from ‘best-fit’ and use ‘exact-fit’ allocations) for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It supports the production of area-based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The NSPL is issued quarterly. (File size - 191 MB).N.B. From the next release (February 2025) this will be known simply as the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL).[10/12/2024: Updated to correct county codes for all UAs in England to pseudo code E99999999.]

This file contains the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom as at August 2022 in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) and ASCII text (TXT) formats. To download the zip file click the Download button. The NSPL relates both current and terminated postcodes to a range of current statutory geographies via ‘best-fit’ allocation from the 2021 Census Output Areas (national parks and Workplace Zones are exempt from ‘best-fit’ and use ‘exact-fit’ allocations) for England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland has the 2011 Census Output AreasIt supports the production of area based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The NSPL is issued quarterly. (File size - 184 MB).

Archive of 2001 census aggregate data for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, as made available originally on the Casweb platform.

Dataset population: Persons, Households

Census 2021 rounded population and household estimates for local authorities and regions in England and Wales, by sex and five-year age group.

The aggregate data produced as outputs from censuses in the United Kingdom provide information on a wide range of demographic and socio-economic characteristics. They are predominantly a collection of aggregated, or summary counts of the numbers of people, families or households resident in specific geographical areas possessing particular characteristics drawn from the themes of population, people and places, families, ethnicity and religion, health, work, and housing.

Aggregate data for Census 2011 cover the full range of geographies employed within the census, from the smallest (output areas with an average of 150 persons in England and Wales) to the nation as a whole.

• Access data through InFuse
• Census aggregate data guide

Citation: Office for National Statistics. (2019). 2011 Census: Aggregate Data. [data collection]. UK Data Service. SN: 7427, http://doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2011-2

The UK censuses took place on 27 March 2011. They were run by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA), National Records of Scotland (NRS), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for both England and Wales. The UK comprises the countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Statistics from the UK censuses help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. They provide a detailed snapshot of the population and its characteristics, and underpin funding allocation to provide public services. This is the home for all UK census data.

This file contains the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom as at May 2024 in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) and ASCII text (TXT) formats. To download the zip file click the Download button. The NSPL relates both current and terminated postcodes to a range of current statutory geographies via ‘best-fit’ allocation from the 2021 Census Output Areas (national parks and Workplace Zones are exempt from ‘best-fit’ and use ‘exact-fit’ allocations) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has the 2011 Census Output Areas

It supports the production of area-based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The NSPL is issued quarterly. (File size - 195 MB).

This file contains the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom as at August 2024 in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) and ASCII text (TXT) formats. To download the zip file click the Download button. The NSPL relates both current and terminated postcodes to a range of current statutory geographies via ‘best-fit’ allocation from the 2011 Census Output Areas (national parks and Workplace Zones are exempt from ‘best-fit’ and use ‘exact-fit’ allocations). It supports the production of area based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The NSPL is issued quarterly. (File size - 190 MB).

Population and household characteristics by built-up area (BUA) size classification and individual BUAs, England (excluding London) and Wales, Census 2021. Data are available at a country, BUA size classification and individual BUA level.

The Great Britain Historical Database has been assembled as part of the ongoing Great Britain Historical GIS Project. The project aims to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain at sub-county scales. Further information about the project is available on A Vision of Britain webpages, where users can browse the database's documentation system online.

These data were originally collected by the Censuses of Population for England and Wales, and for Scotland. They were computerised by the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and its collaborators.

Latest edition information

For the second edition (October 2022), the data and documentation have been revised.

This spreadsheet is designed to be used in conjunction with the Integrated Census Microdata (I-CeM) collection of historic census data covering the period 1851 to 1921. For further details of the I-CeM data collection, please visit the comprehensive project website at:

https://www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/icem/

Outline information on the I-CeM project are also provided on the README page of this spreadsheet.

This file is specifically related to the I-CeM data collection variable PARID and associated place of enumeration variables

This dataset contains gridded human population with a spatial resolution of 1 km x 1 km for the UK based on Census 2021 (Census 2022 for Scotland) and Land Cover Map 2021 input data. Data on population distribution for the United Kingdom is available from statistical offices in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland and provided to the public e.g. via the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Population data is typically provided in tabular form or, based on a range of different geographical units, in file types for geographical information systems (GIS), for instance as ESRI Shapefiles. The geographical units reflect administrative boundaries at different levels of detail, from Devolved Administration to Output Areas (OA), wards or intermediate geographies. While the presentation of data on the level of these geographical units is useful for statistical purposes, accounting for spatial variability for instance of environmental determinants of public health requires a more spatially homogeneous population distribution. For this purpose, the dataset presented here combines 2021/2022 UK Census population data on Output Area level with Land Cover Map 2021 land-use classes 'urban' and 'suburban' to create a consistent and comprehensive gridded population data product at 1 km x 1 km spatial resolution. The mapping product is based on British National Grid (OSGB36 datum).

This spreadsheet is designed to be used in conjunction with the Integrated Census Microdata (I-CeM) collection of historic census data covering the period 1851 to 1921. For further details of the I-CeM data collection, please visit the comprehensive project website at:

https://www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/icem/

Outline information on the I-CeM project are also provided on the README page of this spreadsheet.

This file is specifically related to the I-CeM data collection variable HHD

National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age and sex (including components of population change, median age and population density).

This file contains the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom as at May 2024 in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) and ASCII text (TXT) formats. To download the zip file click the Download button. The NSPL relates both current and terminated postcodes to a range of current statutory geographies via ‘best-fit’ allocation from the 2021 Census Output Areas (national parks and Workplace Zones are exempt from ‘best-fit’ and use ‘exact-fit’ allocations) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has the 2011 Census Output Areas It supports the production of area-based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The NSPL is issued quarterly. (File size - 195 MB).

Background

This analysis was conducted as part of a university module to compare age with socio-economic group in the UK and investigates unemployment levels with deprivation in England.

Content

The dataset includes the English Indices of Deprivation 2015 and the 2011 UK census data.

The English indices of deprivation measures relative deprivation in small areas in England called lower-layer super output areas. The index of multiple deprivation is the most widely used of these indices. More information can be found on the government website here. The Index of Multiple Deprivation ranks every small area in England from 1 (most deprived area) to 32,844 (least deprived area) and ranks them according to the following measures:

Income Deprivation Employment Deprivation Education, Skills and Training Deprivation Health Deprivation and Disability Crime Barriers to Housing and Services Living Environment Deprivation By including the 2011 UK census data and a lookup table (for combining the datasets) it is possible to see how age and gender corresponds to areas of deprivation.

Acknowledgements

All data has been made freely available by the UK Government and can be accessed here. It is strongly recommended that the guidance notes for this dataset are read before performing any analysis.

UK residents by broad country of birth and citizenship groups, broken down by UK country, local authority, unitary authority, metropolitan and London boroughs, and counties. Estimates from the Annual Population Survey.

The NTEM SynthPop project required open data, as per OGL License (v1.0).

The data register:

data_register:
geography_msoa_ew:
description: MSOA boundaries, 2021.
geography: MSOA
region: England and Wales
last accessed: 10/06/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::middle-layer-super-output-areas-december-2021-boundaries-ew-bsc-v2/about
notes: (BSC) Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark).
path: "MSOA_2021_EW_BSC_V2.gpkg"
source: Open Geography Portal
year: 2021
geography_iz_sc:
description: Proposed IZ boundaries, 2022.
geography: IZ
region: Scotland
last accessed: 19/08/2024
link: https://scotgov.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=90bf46cbf2254e80820a98d815c8fbcf
notes: Proposed Intermediate Zones 2022 Boundaries - for consultation
path: "Proposed_IZ_2022_Boundaries.zip"
source: "Scotland Census"
year: 2022
geography_oa_ew:
description: OA boundaries, 2021.
geography: OA
region: England and Wales
last accessed: 24/06/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::output-areas-december-2021-boundaries-ew-bgc-v2/about
notes: (BGC) Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark).
path: "boundaries/Output_Areas_2021_EW_BGC_V2.gpkg"
source: Open Geography Portal
year: 2021
geography_lad_2018_gb:
description: LAD boundaries, 2018.
geography: LAD
region: England, Wales and Scotland
last accessed: 19/11/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::local-authority-districts-december-2018-boundaries-gb-bfc-2/about
notes: This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Local Authority Districts in Great Britain, as at December 2018.
path: "boundaries/LAD_Dec_2018_Boundaries_GB_BFC_2022_544341751432792127.gpkg"
source: Open Geography Portal
year: 2018
geography_msoa_population_weighted_centroids_ew:
description: Population-weighted centroids for MSOA boundaries.
geography: MSOA
region: England & Wales
last accessed: 31/05/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk
notes: "This file contains the digital population weighted centroids for Middle layer Super Output Areas for England and Wales as at 31 December 2021. The centroids were created using Full Resolution, Extent of the Realm boundaries. Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights."
path: "boundaries/Middle_Super_Output_Areas_DEC_2021_EW_PWC.gpkg"
source: Office for National Statistics
year: 2021
geography_msoa_2011_2021_ew_lookup_best_fit:
description: Lookup table between 2011 and 2021 MSOA boundaries and 2022 Local Authority Districts (best fit).
geography: MSOA
region: England & Wales
last accessed: 31/05/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk
notes: "A best fit lookup file between Middle layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) as at December 2011 and MSOAs as at December 2021 in England and Wales. The lookup contains all the 2011 MSOAs (7,201) and these are point-in-polygon to the 2021 MSOA full extent boundaries (which contains 7,182 records, so 82 MSOAs are missing from the 2021 MSOAs)."
path: "boundaries/MSOA_(2011)_to_MSOA_(2021)_to_Local_Authority_District_(2022)_Best_Fit_Lookup_for_EW_(V2).csv"
source: Office for National Statistics
year: 2021
geography_msoa_2011_2021_ew_lookup_exact_fit:
description: Lookup table between 2011 and 2021 MSOA boundaries and 2022 Local Authority Districts (exact fit).
geography: MSOA
region: England & Wales
last accessed: 31/05/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk
notes: >
This is an exact fit lookup file between Middle layer Super Output Areas as at December 2011 and Middle layer Super Output Areas as at December 2021 and Local Authority Districts as at December 2022 in England and Wales. This product has been provided with a change indicator field, that define the lookup between 2011 and 2021 MSOA. This field indicates which output areas / super output areas have changed between 2011 and 2021. This version 2 has had some changes to the change indicator field where splits have gone to complexes in under 10 MSOAs. There are four designated categories to describe the changes, and these are as follows:
U - No Change from 2011 to 2021. This means that direct comparisons can be made between these 2011 and 2021 MSOA.
S - Split. This means that the 2011 MSOA has been split into two or more 2021 MSOA. There will be one record for each of the 2021 MSOA that the 2011 MSOA has been split into. This means direct comparisons can be made between estimates for the single 2011 MSOA and the estimates from the aggregated 2021 MSOA.
M - Merged. 2011 MSOA have been merged with another one or more 2011 MSOA to form a single 2021 MSOA. This means direct comparisons can be made between the aggregated 2011 MSOAs’ estimates and the single 2021 MSOA’s estimates.
X - The relationship between 2011 and 2021 MSOA is irregular and fragmented. This has occurred where 2011 MSOA have been redesigned because of local authority district boundary changes, or to improve their social homogeneity. These can’t be easily mapped to equivalent 2021 MSOA like the regular splits (S) and merges (M), and therefore like for like comparisons of estimates for 2011 MSOA and 2021 MSOA are not possible.'
path: "boundaries/MSOA_(2011)_to_MSOA_(2021)_to_Local_Authority_District_(2022)_Lookup_for_England_and_Wales.gpkg"
source: Office for National Statistics
year: 2021
lookup_msoa_2021_region_ew:
description: Lookup between 2021 Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA), built up areas (BUA), local authority districts (LAD) and regions (RGN) (best fit).
geography: MSOA
region: England & Wales
last accessed: 24/06/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::msoa-2021-to-bua-to-lad-to-region-december-2022-best-fit-lookup-in-ew-v2/about
notes: "A best fit lookup file between Middle layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) as at December 2011 and MSOAs as at December 2021 in England and Wales. The lookup contains all the 2011 MSOAs (7,201) and these are point-in-polygon to the 2021 MSOA full extent boundaries (which contains 7,182 records, so 82 MSOAs are missing from the 2021 MSOAs)."
path: "boundaries/MSOA_(2021)_to_Built-up_Area_to_Local_Authority_District_to_Region_(December_2022)_Lookup_in_England_and_Wales_v2.csv"
source: Office for National Statistics
year: 2021
lookup_oa_2011_oa_2021_ew:
description: Lookup between 2011 Output Areas (OA11) and 2021 Output Areas (OA21).
geography: OA
region: England & Wales
last accessed: 28/08/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::oa-2011-to-oa-2021-to-local-authority-district-2022-exact-fit-lookup-in-ew-v2/about
notes: "This is an exact-fit lookup file between Output Areas as at December 2011 and Output Areas as at December 2021 and Local Authority Districts as at December 2022 in England and Wales."
path: "boundaries/OA11_OA21_LAD22_EW_LU_Exact_fit_V2_7175137222568651779.csv"
source: Office for National Statistics
year: 2021
lookup_oa_2021_msoa_2021_ew:
description: Lookup between Output Areas (OA 2021) and Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA 2021).
geography: OA, MSOA
region: England & Wales
last accessed: 28/08/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::output-area-2021-to-lsoa-to-msoa-to-lad-december-2021-exact-fit-lookup-in-ew-v3/about
notes: "A lookup between Output Areas (OA), Lower layer Super Output Areas (LSOA), Middle layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) and Local Authority Districts (LAD) as at 31 December 2021 in England and Wales."
path: "boundaries/Output_Area_to_Lower_layer_Super_Output_Area_to_Middle_layer_Super_Output_Area_to_Local_Authority_District_(December_2021)_Lookup_in_England_and_Wales_v3.csv"
source: Office for National Statistics
year: 2021
census_households_oa_2021_ew:
description: TS041-oa - Number of Households (output areas).
geography: OA
region: England & Wales
last accessed: 07/08/2024
link: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/output/census/2021/census2021-ts041.zip
notes: Number of Households (oa).
path: "census_2021/census2021-ts041-oa.csv"
source: Office for National Statistics
year: 2021
ruc_oa_ew:
description: Rural / Urban classification at Output Area (OA) level.
geography: OA
region: England & Wales
last accessed: 07/08/2024
link: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/53360acabd1e4567bc4b8d35081b36ff/about
notes: "This file provides a rural-urban view of 2011 Output Areas (OA) in England and Wales."
path: "ruc/RUC11_OA11_EW.csv"
source: Office for National Statistics
year: 2021
geography_ntem:
description: NTEM zoning system.
geography: NTEM
region: GB
path: "..."
year: 2021
template_populationsim:
description: Template PopulationSim set up.
geography: MSOA
region: GB
path: "template_populationsim"
source: PopulationSim repo & Arup
year: 2021
nts_persons:
description: Individuals table from the National Travel Survey for the period 2002-2022.
geography: Region
region: England, Wales & Scotland
path: "nts/individual_eul_2002-2022.tab"
nts_households:
description: Households table from the National Travel Survey for

This dataset includes records of counts at four censuses between September 2019 and February 2021 of the number of seedlings of woody plants identified to species (or morphospecies) on a total of 207 plots located in either logged forest in the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve or unlogged forest in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia. These data were collected as part of NERC project “Seeing the fruit for the trees in Borneo: responding to an unpredictable community-level fruiting event” (NE/T006560/1).