Observatory (Archive)
15 Apr 2013
Road Accidents and Safety Analysis
The statistics on road accidents and the severity of the casualties demonstrate clear differences between rural and urban. Accidents involving buses or coaches are more prevalent in urban areas...
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15 Mar 2013
The Rural to Urban Migration
The transition through life from late teen to young adulthood presents a number of choices socially, professionally and academically. For many young adults living in rural areas, the choice to...
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12 Mar 2013
Motoring Tax Revenue Analysis
How much more might the rural driver be contributing in motoring tax revenue than their urban neighbour? The following analysis takes a look at this question, and presents an analysis...
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08 Mar 2013
Total Individual Insolvencies
This analysis of Total Individual Insolvencies demonstrates the challenging financial times that we are all faced with. The analysis allows the user to select a member authority for which the...
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07 Mar 2013
House Prices
This analysis looks at house prices for the period Q1-Q4 2015, for a chosen authority and housing type. Comparison is provided to the regional, English and rural/urban housing prices. The...
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06 Mar 2013
Economic Activity Analysis
This analysis of Economic Activity presents a view over time plus a rural average of the relative economic activity/inactivity experienced within a local authority area. The economic activity rate measures...
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04 Mar 2013
Travel time to Key Services
Modern life can be fast paced and time pressured. This is true whether one is living in an urban environment or the contemporary rural idyll. The following spreadsheet demonstrates how...
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14 Feb 2013
Car Ownership
This analysis presents the average number of cars or vans per household for rural and urban communities – Car Ownership– Analysis User Guide Census 2011 data relating to car or...
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14 Feb 2013
Deaths Attributable to Alcohol from Land Transport Accidents
Deaths from land transport accidents due to alcohol is a particular issue for rural areas. The following analysis looks at this issue and provides an opportunity to consider what might...
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