A Lower Layer Super Output Area is a GEOGRAPHIC AREA. Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) are a geographic hierarchy designed to improve the reporting of small area statistics in England and Wales.

How many lower layer super output areas are there in England?

34,753 lower layer super
England and Wales: There are now 181,408 OAs, 34,753 lower layer super output areas (LSOA) and 7,201 middle layer super output areas (MSOA) in England and Wales.

What is a census output area?

Census Output Areas (OAs) and Super Output Areas (SOAs) are geographical areas developed from Census 2001 information. The advantage of OAs and SOAs is that they do not have some of the key drawbacks associated with Electoral wards/divisions, which vary greatly in population size.

How many people are in a LSOA?

Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs): LSOAs have an average population of 1500 people or 650 households. A lot more data is available directly at LSOA level, including the majority of the data included within our tool, Local Insight.

How many LSOA are there in Wales?

1,909 LSOAs
There are 1,909 LSOAs in Wales with an average population of 1,600 people each.

Do LSOAs have names?

There are no names associated with LSOAs and they cut across neighbourhoods rather than aligning with real communities on the ground.

Which countries does ons cover?

administrative subdivisions, particularly the nations of the United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

What is hard pressed living?

Hard Pressed Living. The population of this group is most likely to be found in urban surroundings, predominately in northern England and southern Wales. There is less non-White ethnic group representation than elsewhere in the UK, and a higher than average proportion of residents born in the UK and Ireland.

How many output areas are there in the UK?

175,434 Output Areas
There are some 175,434 Output Areas in England and Wales. Some 37.5% lie between 120 and 129 households, whilst 79.6 per cent lie between 110 and 139 households.

How many Super Output Areas are there in the UK?

There are now 181,408 OAs, 34,753 lower layer super output areas (LSOA) and 7,201 middle layer super output areas (MSOA) in England and Wales. This means that 2.6% of the 2001 OAs have been changed as a result of the 2011 Census, along with 2.5% of LSOAs and 2.1% of MSOAs.

What are output areas and Super Output Areas (SOA)?

The main geographies directly associated with the Census are Output Areas (OA) and Super Output Areas (SOA). OAs are the base unit for Census data releases.

What data is available at the LSOA level?

Not very much data is available at this level, although Census outputs are. Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs): LSOAs have an average population of 1500 people or 650 households. A lot more data is available directly at LSOA level, including the majority of the data included within our tool, Local Insight.

How does each map show deprivation?

Each map uses the index of multiple deprivation 2019 to illustrate deprivation at lower-layer super output area level within each area. Each map also displays the number of lower-layer super output areas each area has in each decile of deprivation. A geopackage, shapefiles, mapping templates and further mapping resources is available online.