Release

Towns and cities: characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021

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Release date: 2 August 2023 9:30am

Summary

Analysis of characteristics of Built Up Areas (BUAs), based on the new 2021 data. The article will focus on differences in topics by size of BUA (based on population size), and will describe and contrast some towns and cities that exhibit interesting trends.

Publications

Data

Contact details

Name

Su Oinn, Emma Bubb and Joe Jenkins

Email

Census.Customer.Services@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 1329 444972

About the data

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This release includes data from Census 2021.

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest