Census Information Scheme

An Excel workbook containing tables of census data for a range of indicators going back to 1961 where possible. Two versions are offered: the legacy '2011' workbook with data up to 2011, and a '2021' workbook updated to 2021. The 2021 update is a work in progress.

The page gives access to the 2021 London Output Area Classification (2021 LOAC), a new free and open source geodemographic classification for London. Based on 2021 census data it uses nearly 70 measures to classify each of more than 26,000 output areas in London within a hierarchical structure. Here we present a lookup table of the LOAC, descriptions of the 7 supergroups and 16 groups, and profiles of each borough.

The 2021 London Output Area Classification (LOAC) has been created by the CDRC and published on 2 October 2023. Data and supporting information are on the datastore here. This page gives access to the OLD 2011 London Output Area Classification (LOAC), an open source geospatial classification, using a combination of over 60 variables from the 2011 Census to classify every small area in London within a hierarchical structure. The 2011 Lo...