Observatory (Archive)
09 May 2018
Housing Factsheets
To inform and contextualise a local authority area’s housing situation, factsheets have been produced for our member authorities providing a wide range of facts, figures and associated graphs. The factsheets...
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29 Dec 2017
Economic Factsheets – 2017
To inform and contextualise a local authority area’s economic situation, factsheets have been produced for our member authorities providing a wide range of facts, figures and associated graphs. The factsheets...
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19 May 2017
Economic Factsheets – 2016
To inform and contextualise a local authority area’s economic situation, factsheets have been produced for our member authorities providing a wide range of facts, figures and associated graphs. The factsheets...
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15 Feb 2017
Spending on children’s & young people’s services
The attached analysis looks at spending data taken from Public Health England. It provides comparison of a chosen authority to the regional and English averages, and also shows the difference...
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01 Feb 2017
House Price Statistics
This analysis presents the UK House Price Index (UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016.) and associated affordability ratios for a chosen local authority area The...
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15 Nov 2016
Rural Broadband Overview 14/11/2016
The quality of rural broadband provision is a key issue to an area’s economic competitiveness and in providing efficient access to services. This factsheet below uses data collected by Ofcom...
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15 Nov 2016
Rural Mobile Coverage Overview 14/11/2016
The quality of rural mobile phone coverage is a key issue to an area’s economic competitiveness and in providing efficient access to services. This factsheet below uses data collected by...
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04 Aug 2016
Broadband Speed Analysis
Broadband speed – or indeed the lack of it – remains a big challenge for rural business and communities. Many areas are languishing on connections far slower than those available...
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24 Jun 2016
Quarterly Economic Survey (2012)
The Federation of Small Businesses conducts a quarterly economic survey. Our analyses of its findings provide an insight into the rural situation. RSN analysis of the FSB Quarterly Economic Survey...
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24 Jun 2016
The Importance of the Pub Industry to Rural Authorities
This analysis studies the importance of the pub industry to rural authorities The importance of the pub industry to rural authorities– Analysis User Guide
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