As we wind down for the festive season, we bring updates from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).

The below table is a snapshot of some of the key datasets which have been updated. To see a full breakdown of all datasets updated this month, see our Knowledge Base article containing a list of all the datasets available in Local Insight.

New indicators for Local Insight

Updated indicators for Local Insight

Current Indicators within Local Insight

To see a list of all of the current indicators available in Local Insight check out this Knowledge Base article containing a list of all the datasets available in Local Insight

Want to see more indicators within Local Insight?

We are always looking to add new indicators to Local Insight. So if you have any ideas of particular indicators you would like to see then let us know. Provided that the data is open data and published at small area level, so below Local Authority level, we will load the data in for you.

Get in touch!

If you have any questions about the data updates, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us on support@ocsi.co.uk or give us a call on 01273 810270.

Office closure

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We hope you have a lovely break over the festive period! This is just to let you know that OCSI will be closed Monday 24th December to Wednesday 2nd January (inclusive). We will not be able to respond to support requests during this time. We will answer any support requests when the office re-opens on Thursday 3rd January.

As another year draws to a close, we would like to thank you for your continued support and interest in Local Insight. We are looking forward to what 2019 will bring!

Keen-eyed users may have noticed something different about the areas you can hover over in Local Insight – that’s because we’ve improved the way you can interact with data displayed on the map.

Hover feature

As part of our recent move to using 2011 boundaries in Local Insight, we undertook work to improve the way data is displayed on the map. Previously when data was displayed on the map, it was only possible to see the data value for an individual LSOA by hovering over it. Now our new and improved map allows you to see the indicator value of any individual LSOA, MSOA or LA!

This improvement and the design of the functionality was inspired by input from a number of users. So a big thank you to all of those people who gave us feedback on this area of the site. For example, previously when you selected an area, the data value disappeared and only the geographic code displayed. We received lots of feedback identifying how it is valuable to see both the code and the data value and so we have changed this to always show both

The Knowledge Base

For a more detailed article on how to view data on the map, including for an individual area (at any geography level), see our article on Viewing Data For Individual Areas.

Get in touch!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us on support@ocsi.co.uk or give us a call on 01273 810270