LSOA Atlas 2012

This LSOA atlas provide a summary of demographic and related data for each Lower Super Output Area in Greater London. The average population of an LSOA in London in 2010 was 1,642 compared with 7,961 for an MSOA and 12,640 for a ward.

The profiles are designed to provide an overview of the population in these small areas by combining a range of data on the population, diversity, households, health, housing, crime, benefits, land use, deprivation, schools, and employment.

This table shows some of the most interesting indicators and displays the areas that are ranked top and bottom for each one. For example,

* LSOAs in Greenwich had the biggest population increase and population decrease.

* Population density ranges from 1 person per hectare to 821.

* In the LSOA in Greenwich that had the biggest population decrease, there was also the lowest number of crimes (17).

* The LSOA with the highest population density had the lowest consumption of power

* In an LSOA in Hackney over half of families have 3 or more children

* In an LSOA in Tower Hamlets 65% of children are in out of work families and 71% of children are living in 'poverty'.

If you need to find an LSOA and you know the postcode of the area, the ONS NESS search page has a tool for this.

The LSOA Atlas is presented using InstantAtlas mapping software. This is a useful tool for displaying a large amount of data for numerous geographies, in one place  (requires Adobe Flash Player).

NB. It is currently not possible to export the map as a picture due to a software issue with the Google Maps background. We advise you to print screen to copy an image to the clipboard. 

IMPORTANT: Due to the large amount of data and areas, the LSOA Atlas may take up to a minute to fully load. Once loaded, the report will work more efficiently by using the filter tool and selecting one borough at a time. Displaying every LSOA in London will slow down the data reload.

Tips:

1. - Select a new indicator from the Data box on the left. Select the theme, then indicator and then year to show the data.
2. - To view data just for one borough, use the filter tool. 
3. - The legend settings can be altered by clicking on the pencil icon next to the LSOA tick box within the map legend.
4. - The areas can be ranked in order by clicking at the top of the indicator column of the data table.

Additional indicator information and sources are included within the spreadsheet (Beware large file, 36MB) and Instant Atlas report.

Themes included here are Mid-year Estimates, Population Density, Households, Number of dwellings, Vacant Dwellings, Dwellings by Council Tax Band, Crime (numbers), Crime (rates), Workplace employment numbers, Claimant Count, Employment and Support Allowance, Benefits claimants, State Pension, Pension Credit, Incapacity Benefit/ SDA, Disability Living Allowance, Income Support, Financial vulnerability, Land use, Air Emissions, Energy consumption, Accessibility by Public Transport/walk, Child Benefit, Child Poverty, Lone Parent Families, Out-of-Work families, Fuel Poverty, Free School Meals, Pupil Absence, Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, GCSE, Level 3 (e.g A/AS level), The Indices of Deprivation 2010, and The IMD 2010 Underlying Indicators.

_{The London boroughs are: City of London, Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster.}

These profiles were created using the most up to date information available at the time of collection (December 2011).

You may also be interested in MSOA Atlas and Ward Atlas.