News and views from More Metrics
A selection of articles and news.
The Health of the Nation
Thursday 9th March 2023
Dave Edmonds
This week, the ONS published its latest findings from Census 2021, focusing on health, disability, and unpaid care across England and Wales. Data was compared to that published from the 2011 survey. The study was on people who said their health was bad or very bad, were disabled and limited a lot in their day-to-day activities, or people who provided at…
More Metrics launches on Snowflake
Tuesday 31st January 2023
Dave Edmonds
We are pleased to advise that More Metrics data has now joined Snowflake's Partner Network and our data is now available through the Snowflake Digital Platform. As part of the Snowflake Partner Network, More Metrics can help customers get the most out of our data and the Snowflake Data Cloud. Snowflake offers a secure, easy to access option for…
"Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" (But not that one!)
Friday 30th December 2022
A few thousand miles to the north of its more well known namesake lies a tiny Welsh village that shares its famous name. There are in fact more than 20 Bethlehems in the world, including several in the USA and one in Pembrokeshire. For many years, visitors would make a trip to the small Welsh village before Christmas, often simply to…
The Year in Numbers
Friday 23rd December 2022
Dave Edmonds
An interesting end of year review from ONS on what has been a very eventful data. Central to their output has of course been the Census 2021 data insights with a lot more to come in 2022. Other areas covered include the economy and wider costs of living crisis, health and wellbeing data as we have emerged from the Covid…
Using 2021 Census data - Identifying areas of deprivation
Friday 9th December 2022
Dave Edmonds
As the ONS continues to roll out the output from Census 2021, valuable insight about the issues facing many areas of the UK are being highlighted. In the attached article from the website Walesonline areas of deprivation of various levels of severity across Wales are identified, mapped and available for use by Government, local authorities and both public and private…
GeoIndex - valuable insights from 1 to 100!
Monday 28th November 2022
More Metrics and REaD Group continue to work closely in providing key data insights across a range of topics from green issues and the environment to the cost of living crisis and affordability issues impacting families across the UK. All More Metrics GeoIndex Indices are available at postcode level and can be used standalone or alongside our core datasets such…
Census 2021 data now available from ONS
Monday 7th November 2022
Some great data and insights being produced by ONS from last year's Census. More Metrics will be using this data as it emerges over the coming months to: Refresh our existing products with new data from Census 2021 Using our proven modelling process, create new insights at small geographical areas to give extra meaning to the ONS data Identify new…
Housing Crisis - data solutions from More Metrics
Friday 28th October 2022
Dave Edmonds
Every day brings news of more turmoil in the housing market - fixed rate mortgages hitting over 6%, hundreds of mortgage products being withdrawn at short notice and talk of an impending house price crash on a scale not seen since the 1990s. In these difficult times, access to up to date and comprehensive data is essential. Analysis at a National…
Data designed for an uncertain world
Wednesday 19th October 2022
Dave Edmonds
As households and businesses try to prepare for what appears to be difficult and challenging times, More Metrics has been working hard to develop data sets that provide key insights into how people are positioned to withstand the financial pressures facing them and how organisations might need to adapt as a result. We have produced an information sheet to help…
Monthly COVID-19 data released
Thursday 16th December 2021
The monthly update of our COVID-19 data was released on 16th December 2021. It covers the period up to 28th November 2021. The free data is available for download and includes: 13 Risk Factors Confirmed cases on an As-Is and Model basis The free data is available at: Parliamentary Constituency Local Authority Care Commission Group and Ward levels and equivalent home country levels. Data…
