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Place Profiles

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About Place Profiles
Place Profiles are computer generated reports that provide a high-level
analysis of an area and tell a ‘story of place’. The reports can be
generated on a range of topics, with Summary Place Profiles providing
an overall assessment of economic, social and environmental conditions.
The reports can be generated at a range of spatial levels, from sub-
region, through to neighbourhood level. They set an area within its wider
context, comparing performance with neighbouring areas, as well as
regional and national averages. They are illustrated with maps and charts
and include all the data and indicators underpinning the analysis.
Using the very latest data at the time of creation, Place Profiles have a
number of research and policy applications, including: benchmarking
local area performance: creating local area profiles; developing local
strategies; monitoring and evaluation; and setting an area within its
regional and sub-regional context.

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Research and policy applications
Place Profiles have a number of research and policy
applications, including:
- Providing local area profiles
- Benchmarking local area performance
- Developing local strategies
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Setting an area within its regional and sub-regional context
Place Profiles provide a quick, easy to understand and yet
comprehensive analysis of an area. They help in identifying an area's
core strengths and weaknesses. They can be purchased as single
reports or on subscription.

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A range of reports
Place Profiles can be created for the
following themes:
- Economy: economic performance
(scale, productivity, growth); industrial
structure; business and enterprise;
skills and qualifications; labour market
- Society: demographics; occupations;
prosperity; deprivation; health; crime
- Environment: housing; commercial
floor space; transport; local amenities;
natural environment
Summary Place Profiles provide a
comprehensive analysis of an area –
economic, social, environmental –
with Report Cards summarising
performance.

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Nice things people have said about Place Profiles
“What an amazing tool!”
Leader of Kettering District Council
“The best thing I have seen at the (LGA) Conference”
Chief Executive, Staffordshire CC
“Everyone Local Council should have Place Profiles”
Dame Margaret Eaton, Chair LG Group
“All local authorities should have access to this type of analysis”
Bob Neil, Parliamentary Under secretary of State,
Communities and Local Government

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Place Profiles
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Place Profiles
• Computer generated reports
• Analysing local conditions on 20 different topics –
economic, social, environmental
• Benchmarked nationally, regionally, sub-regionally
• Covering sub-regional, district, ward and LLSOA level
….Concept can be applied for example to audit
risks, financial resilience and service performance indicators.
Identifies nearest neighbours/similar places for
benchmarking and partnering

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A wide range of reports!
District Ward
Economy
Economic performance √
Industrial Structure √ √
Business and Enterprise √ √
Skills and qualifications √ √
Labour Market √ √
Society
Age √ √
Ethnicity √ √
Households √ √
Migration and Change √
Occupations √ √
Prosperity √
Deprivation √ √
Health √ √
Crime √
Environment
Housing √
Commercial Floospace √ √
Transport and Communications √ √
Amenities √
Natural Environment √

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Future developments
Bespoke Place Profiles
- Our team will work with you, to design your
own, customised Place Profiles
Including locally sourced data
- Include locally sourced data alongside our
national data
Report templates for locally designed reports
- Templates to allow you to design your own
reports

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Benefits
Efficiency
Savings
Common
Evidence base
Joined-up
Thinking
Online access
Latest
data
Single
Source
Easy-to-use
Data
visualisation
Training
and
support