Citation

Martin D. Area 2004; 36(2): 136-145.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.0004-0894.2004.00210.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper examines the current interest in neighbourhood-based policy in England and considers the extent to which the output geography developed for the 2001 census helps to meet the need for neighbourhood-based data. The characteristics of the new census output geography are presented, and the difficulties of creating meaningful neighbourhood geographies from statistical reporting units reviewed. The new geography will provide a much improved basis for the consolidation of data from official administrative sources, but additional challenges are also discussed in relation to the future of census data collection and publication.