Leicester City Council data estimates the percentage of children living in low-income households across small geographic areas for 2017-18. The dataset provides separate measures for before and after housing costs, highlighting the impact of local housing expenses on deprivation. It covers Middle Super Output Areas within Leicester.
Use Cases
- Map the spatial distribution of child poverty based on income thresholds.
- Analyze the impact of housing costs on deprivation levels using the before and after housing cost metrics.
- Compare relative deprivation between small areas (MSOA) within Leicester.
- Inform local policy and resource allocation for child and family support services.
Strengths
- Data is provided at the Middle Super Output Area level, allowing for small-area analysis.
- Includes dual metrics (before and after housing costs) for a more nuanced view of deprivation.
- Sourced from Leicester City Council, a local government authority.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data.
Provenance
- Source
- Leicester City Council
- Time Range
- 2017-18
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-17 11:35:22.302609; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Leicester, by Middle Super Output Area