The start of a new year offers a vital opportunity to identify the trends and structural changes expected to shape the world of geographical data over the next 12 months. From the launch of a centralised National Data Library to significant shifts in how the ONS and devolved nations prioritise their outputs, 2026 marks the…
NHS waiting lists remained steady in October, but still far from meeting the 18-week target. The latest NHS performance data arrives as services brace for a new flu variant and resident doctor strikes. In this visualisation, we have mapped NHS waiting times data at the Integrated Care Board level in England. To explore statistics in…
Inaugural elections for Devolution Priority Programme to be delayed by two years. Rt Hon Steve Reed, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has announced that the inaugural mayoral elections for Sussex and Brighton, Hampshire and the Solent, Norfolk and Suffolk, and Greater Essex have been postponed until May 2028. Originally these…
Premature mortality rates remain higher in poorest districts, with Blackpool and Manchester leading the national rankings for both deprivation and early deaths. In this visualisation, we have mapped mortality rates for all causes and by disease type for 2024 at local authority level. To explore statistics in your area, double click on the map or…
Jonathan Wallcroft from FareShare and our data team explain how Polimapper’s tools have provided MPs with detailed yet accessible evidence of FareShare’s impact
New figures show increasing numbers of homelessness a year after the introduction of a local authority grant to support rough sleeping services. The visualisation shows statistics on rough sleeping for England at the local authority level (September 2025). Double click on the map or use the search bar to explore figures in your area. Click…
One of the headline measures announced in this year’s Autumn Budget was the scrapping of the two-child limit in Universal Credit. Framed by the Labour government as an essential measure to lift 450,000 children out of poverty and reverse long-term NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) trends, this policy shift represents one of the…
Over 270,000 energy efficiency measures installed in the year to September 2025 under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme, as Autumn budget confirms cuts to energy subsidies. In this visualisation, we have mapped the number of ECO measures installed and households upgraded by Westminster Constituency in Great Britain. To explore statistics in your area, double…
Devolution priority areas have launched public consultations on reorganisation, as the government prepares to evaluate final proposals. Earlier this week, the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern, announced the launch of public consultations on all proposals submitted in September by the devolution priority areas. These proposals are as follows: 📍East…
New diagnoses of dementia saw a decrease over the past month, with the South West region recording a notably lower rate than the national average. This comes as new study paves the way for pinprick blood tests, which are said to detect early signs of dementia. In this visualisation, we have mapped Primary Care Dementia…