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National Statistics

Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) site is probably the single most useful site. It contains a wealth of information, much of it at borough or even sub borough level and allows easy comparison between areas.

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The 2001 Census

There is a vast array of information contained within the 2001 Census available in varying degrees of detail for a variety of geographical levels. The majority of the results from the 2001 Census have now been released. ONS plans to provide access to many of the results via their website. More detailed results such as cross tabulations are available to order from ONS on CD-ROM and DVD.

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The 2001 Census Borough and Ward Profiles

Borough and ward profiles for all areas in England and Wales are available online. They include statistics on:

ethnicity
religion
health
housing
people
places

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Census output

The Census Output Prospectus describes how and when the results are being released and has links to those already available. You can download this from the Attached Files section below.

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Census accuracy

ONS has added a local authority information page about every authority in the country, including a quality assurance report on Census data for Haringey and imputation rates.

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Neighbourhood statistics

The Neighbourhood Statistics service was launched in February 2001 by ONS in partnership with central and local Government. The site is designed to enable users to view, compare or download statistics for local areas on a wide range of subjects, much of which is available at neighbourhood (ward) level. Some information can be accessed at Output Area level, which is the smallest area level that Census information is available at. Information at various geographical areas covers: