8th May 2026
Different datasets tell different stories. Neighbourhoods with similar levels of deprivation can…
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8th May 2026
For charities, area profile reports are a critical tool. They combine multiple…
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7th May 2026
North Yorkshire key facts and insights about community needs, demographics and outcomes…
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7th May 2026
Understanding the communities you serve is essential for making informed decisions, securing…
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7th May 2026
If you’ve ever struggled to find the right data for a funding…
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30th April 2026
For charities, the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is one of the…
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30th April 2026
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is one of the most commonly…
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30th April 2026
If you work with deprivation data, you have probably seen places described…
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5th March 2026
The Community Needs Index (CNI) was first developed in 2018 through a…
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3rd February 2026
London is often characterised as a city of wealth and opportunity, yet…
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29th January 2026
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) is the official measure of…
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14th January 2026
What is the Pride in Place Explorer for Wales? The Pride in…
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14th January 2026
What is the Pride in Place Explorer for Scotland? The Pride in…
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9th January 2026
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (WIMD 2025) has now been…
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28th November 2025
A new need for deeper place-based insight When Arts Council England launched…
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4th November 2025
The 2025 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) provides an updated view of…
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30th October 2025
The English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (IoD 2025) have now been published…
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30th October 2025
The English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (IoD 2025) have now been published…
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30th October 2025
The English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (IoD 2025) have now been published…
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15th October 2025
Looking for MSOA codes for Pride in Place neighbourhoods? We’ve compiled a…
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10th October 2025
The English Indices of Deprivation (IoD) is a suite of measures that…
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8th October 2025
The government’s Pride in Place Strategy sets out an ambitious long-term plan…
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23rd September 2025
We are excited to announce that the English Indices of Deprivation 2025…
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6th August 2025
Parent Carer Forums (PCFs) bring together parents and carers of children and…
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24th July 2025
This case study will focus on OCSI’s ongoing collaboration with Hounslow Council,…
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9th July 2025
Following the release of the second Everybody needs good neighbourhoods report, Stefan…
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2nd July 2025
We are proud to have contributed towards the Everybody needs good neighbourhoods…
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20th June 2025
The Community Life Survey (CLS) is an annual survey commissioned by the…
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19th June 2025
We are proud to be working with Wiltshire Community Foundation to provide…
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31st March 2025
We’re happy to announce that data from Scotland’s Census 2022 is now…
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14th March 2025
In Wales many areas face dual challenges, lacking accessible local assets like…
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13th February 2025
The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON) was created in September to examine…
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17th January 2025
For organisations working to address social challenges, like Community Foundations, understanding who…
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16th January 2025
At OCSI, we use open data to drive social good, turning complex…
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4th December 2024
Looking to better understand the statistical geographies that place-based data is published…
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15th August 2024
The General Election 2024 changed the political geography of the UK. Labour…
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10th July 2024
What is UKGrantmaking? UKGrantmaking is a landmark publication on the state of…
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8th July 2024
The Marmot Review, published back in 2010, still has important implications today…
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23rd April 2024
We are proud to announce that we have successfully redeveloped and launched…
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5th April 2024
OCSI created the first version of the Community Needs Index in partnership…
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