2025 Dataset now available — England's latest indicators

Data to Impact Through Insight

The Place Insight Index helps local authorities and analysts turn benchmark data, maps, and comparison tools into confident decisions across England.

Covering all of England
294 Local Authority Areas
2021–2025 Annual Data
8+ Indicator Domains
Census 2021 Population Profiles
Benchmark Geographic Views
Free Place Score · 2025 Data

See your local authority's Place Insight score

Search any English local authority to preview the four 2025 pillar scores. The deeper trends and comparisons stay locked for the full platform.

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Place Insight Index

Benchmark any English local authority across four pillars

The core benchmarking workspace — map every indicator, compare regions, drill into a place profile, and read the methodology behind every score. Built for analysts, commissioners, and place-based decision makers.

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Understanding the Place Insight Index
Visualise England's indicators and outcomes from 2021 to 2025
Explore Map
Deep dive into local authority data through our interactive maps and spatial visualisers.
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Compare Regions
Benchmarking local performance against regional averages across multiple years.
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Understand Indicators
Learn about the methodology, weightings, and data sources behind our key performance metrics.
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How to use the platform
1. Select Indicators
Choose the data you want to explore.
2. Explore Regions & Time
Explore how indicators change across regions and over time.
3. Compare Differences
Compare regions to understand differences and trends.
Council Performance

See who lives there, and how the council performs

A two-part analysis pairing Census 2021 demographics with statutory service metrics from LG Inform — built to evaluate council outcomes in their real demographic context.

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Performance & Demographics
A comprehensive two-part analysis — Population Profile paired with a Timeline of Performance Metrics — to evaluate Local Authority outcomes within their real demographic context.
PART ONE
Population Profile
An essential baseline — a snapshot of the population profile from Census 2021 (ONS) for establishing the scale and nature of local need.
Total Residents: All usual residents in England whether they live in households and communal establishments
Number of Households: EEstimates on the number of households in England
Age: Usual residents in England classified by 10-year age band
Gender: Usual residents in England classified by sex
Ethnicity: Usual residents in England classified by the state of their general health
Health: Usual residents in England classified by the state of their general health
PART TWO
Timeline of the Service Metrics
Move from understanding need to assessing response. Sourced from LG Inform, this page tracks council performance across six statutory service areas over time.
Children Social Care
Homelessness
Housing
Integrated Care System
Adult Social Care
Waste and Recycling
Local Housing Policy Insights

Four lenses on the housing question

From dwelling stock and net supply to affordable delivery and market dynamics — long-term trend lines for any English local authority, built for housing leads, commissioners, and policy teams.

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Local Housing Policy Insights

The Four Lenses
01
Dwelling Stock Estimates

Overview of the area's occupied housing stock, broken down by ownership type — private sector homes, local authority housing, housing-association properties, and dwellings held by other public-sector bodies.

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Net Supply of Housing

Net supply of new housing reflects the overall change in dwelling stock from one year to the next. It captures both gains and losses, including new build completions, conversions (such as splitting a property into flats),

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Affordable Housing

Number of additional affordable homes delivered each year, broken down by tenure type enabling users to understand long‑term trends, shifts in delivery patterns, and the contribution of different affordable housing

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Housing Market Dynamics

The scatterplot illustrates the relationship between Household Affordability Ratio to Homelessness and Housing Waiting List across regions of England. This relationship has been examined to identify gaps in the

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Place Insight Index
Explore benchmark views with a more focused landing experience
Open the benchmark workspace, compare regions, and explore the full Place Insight subscription on the pricing page.