Member Insight and Analysis
The Member Insight & Analysis section provides Rural Services Network members with tailored analyses of key statistics to assist them and their communities better understand the areas in which they work and live. Select the section that you are interested in to access the latest analyses available, alternatively select the Observatory Archive to access past RSN analyses.
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| The rural economy is as diverse and important to delivering a strong, cohesive community as any economy would be. This section therefore provides important markers as to the state of the economy for our member authorities. | |
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| Balancing the housing market, improving the quality of housing stock, and enabling the provision of affordable housing are all key issues which concern rural local authorities. These are often topical issues and the Housing Insight section considers what the data available can tell us about the position and the challenges that our members face in their communities. | |
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| Where data is available that provides a statistical view of the living or physical environment of local authority members, it will be presented in this section. | |
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| This section takes a look at the indicators of health, wellbeing and social services, each of which are paramount for strong, civilized societies. | |
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| The Department for Education has the vision of providing world-class education, training and care for everyone, whatever their background. In this section we present the statistics that measure the outcome of this vision for our local authority members. | |
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| What does data tell you about the population in your local authority area, and how is it changing? This section looks to provide the insight to answer these questions and to show the situation rurally across England. | |
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| Travel and transport in rural communities can present challenges in accessing education and training, employment, and services. This section presents the data that explores the situation for our member authorities. | |
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Observatory ArchivePast analyses can be accessed here. |
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25 Sep 2020
Road Traffic
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport showing road traffic by Local Highway Authority area. → Download the road traffic analysis here
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24 Sep 2020
Skills – Proportion of employees and self-employed that received job related training in the last 4 weeks
This analysis presents data taken from the Annual Population Survey of the proportion of employees and self-employed that received job related training in the preceding 4 weeks (employees and self...
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23 Sep 2020
Skills – Percentage of population aged 16-64 with NVQs
This analysis presents data taken from the Annual Population Survey of the proportion of population aged 16-64 with NVQs. The analysis shows the results of the survey both currently and...
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04 Sep 2020
An Analysis of Domestic Energy Efficiency Ratings lodged on the Energy Performance of Buildings Register
The energy efficiency of housing stock might indicate both the quality of housing stock in an area and the relative prosperity of the residents, and their financial ability to maintain...
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04 Sep 2020
Model-based estimates of unemployment
This analysis shows the quarterly fluctuations in estimates of unemployment levels and rates for a chosen member authority over the period July 2011 to March 2020. It also charts the...
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23 Jun 2020
Passenger Journeys on Local Bus Services
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport showing local bus passenger journeys for the years 2009/10 to 2018/19 by Local Authority area. The analysis shows the passenger journeys...
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22 Jun 2020
Spotlight on RSN Member Insights – June 2020
RSN Member Insights is the place to discover the statistics that define communities within our membership. It is regularly updated with new analyses, and these will be highlighted in the...
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20 Apr 2020
Spotlight on RSN Member Insights – April 2020
RSN Member Insights is the place to discover the statistics that define communities within our membership. It is regularly updated with new analyses, and these will be highlighted in the...
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05 Mar 2020
Road Speed & Delay
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport showing average speed and delay on local ‘A’ roads for the years 2015 to 2019 by Local Highway Authority area. –...
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13 Feb 2020
Road Network Size and Condition
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport about the estimates of the length of all roads maintained by the Local Highway Authority in the selected area and the...
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