Area Profile Reports

Definition

Area Profile Reports are comprehensive statistical overviews of a defined geographic area. They often include data on the demographics, socio-economic status, health and environment of an area. An Area Profile Report can be used to help you to better understand the unique characteristics and needs of a community.

Also known as

Community Profiles, Local Area Statistics

Relevance to OCSI

The creation of an Area Profile Report for your community is one of the research services offered by OCSI. We can create an Area Profile Report based on any area to suit your needs. We analyse local data to support evidence-based decision-making, and the reports we create are often used to justify targeted interventions that address community-specific challenges.

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Case studies

The Welsh Community Assets Index and the Welsh Community Resilience Index – Measures of Community Need in Wales

In Wales many areas face dual challenges, lacking accessible local assets like…
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Data analysis

Exploring Scotland’s Census 2022 data at a small-area level

We’re happy to announce that data from Scotland’s Census 2022 is now…
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Research Projects

Developing a measure of Hyper-local Need: neighbourhood level data to inform Labour’s key missions

The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON) was created in September to examine…
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