The Somerset Intelligence website provides data, information, intelligence and insight on Somerset and the many varied communities which comprise the county.
On this site you will find reports, tables and presentations on many aspects of Somerset, its people and businesses, along with analysis of the facts and figures, identifying the key issues facing the county. You'll also find links throughout to our other web site, INFORM Somerset, where you can find data and information displayed on maps.
We also produce monthly updates on the latest research and data affecting Somerset in SINePost, with further links to the original sources should you wish to investigate further. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Somerset Intelligence is funded and run by a partnership of public organisations serving the Somerset area.
Themes
Fuel Poverty – see our Housing section for analysis of latest (2011) data from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on levels of fuel poverty in the county. Overall levels were broadly unchanged in 2011 compared to 2010 but the gap between the most and least fuel poor areas has widened.
Indices of Multiple Deprivation Update News - "DCLG will not be re-issuing existing English Indices of Deprivation (ID) using the new LSOAs. As others have commented, the ID 2010 reflect a range of historic data, mainly from 2008, which was collected or compiled for each LSOA in England. It would be a substantial task to re-collect or re-compile data using the new LSOA boundaries, assuming such data are even available. This is in line with general guidance on production of small area statistics that used pre-2011 boundaries.
We are assessing options for updating the Indices. Where possible, a new set of indices would reflect the new LSOA boundaries and incorporate relevant Census data.
The IMD team can be emailed at indices.deprivation@communities.gsi.gov.uk, and our website has moved to: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-indices-of-deprivation-2010.”
Baljit Gill
Statistics and Spatial Analysis Team, Dept for Communities and Local Government
You can read the Somerset Intelligence analysis of previously released IMD datasets here.
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Welcome to the new Somerset Intelligence web site - April 2013 marks the launch of the new Somerset Intelligence web site, replacing the Somerset Intelligence Network (SINe). For those familiar with SINe, the web site will look and feel very similar to the old one, so hopefully you can still find what you are looking for. For anyone previously confused over what or who the Somerset Intelligence Network (SINe), the Partnership Intelligence Unit (PIU) or Somerset Intelligence partnership (SIP) was, this new name and branding will replace all 3 and hopefully be much easier to understand.
This new web site should allow us to manage the content more easily, you'll find that some information previously only available in downloadable PDFs can now also be viewed directly in a web page and we've taken the opportunity to do a bit of tidying up.
In the early days we will still be making a few adjustments here and there, we also hope to implement a much improved search tool, but in the mean time if you find a problem or are struggling using the new site in any way, please feel free to get in touch.
Second release of 2011 Census statistics - see our Census 2011 page for latest information and analysis.
Population Projections for Somerset, 2011 to 2021 - download our latest briefing note.
In April 2011 we launched INFORM Somerset, the new online data hub about and for Somerset.
INFORM Somerset's user-friendly interface presents information in maps, charts and tables, which can either be viewed or be printed off and downloaded.
Currently you can view population and demographic information, NHS data onhospital admissions and mortality rates, Avon & Somerset Police crime statistics, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue fire statistics, Somerset County Council information on schools and social care, official Government figures on job seekers allowance claimants since January 2008 and some data on Council Tax and distances to local services.
More data and topics are being added all the time. INFORM Somerset also forms an important part of the JSNA, as the data repository supporting the report.
Check back here for the latest on improvements and additions to INFORM Somerset.
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Did you know?
70.5% of working age people in Somerset are qualified to at least Level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework (equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grades A* to C), higher than the national average of 67.3%.
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