4.6A Stats

• The use of statistical evidence to determine the need for regeneration in your chosen place.
• • Local authorities use:
  • Census data to assess the need for regeneration and identify demographics that they want to attract to the area
  • The Labour Force Survey to determine the average income for different jobs and the types of work carried out by local people
  • This helps to identify gaps in the labour market
  • Index of multiple deprivation (IMD) to identify small areas that are deprived and in need of regeneration
• criteria showing the need for regeneration include:

  • Social - ethnicity, access to education and healthcare, educational achievement, community facilities
  • Economic - types of employment, unemployment, business rates, property values
  • Environmental -  derelict land, closed shops, boarded-up buildings, graffiti, pollution, lack of green space, transport provision