UK Household Income Estimates for MSOAs in England and Wales, 2004-2008

2004/05 and 2007/08 model-based estimates of average weekly household income for Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) in England and Wales. The Office for National Statistics produced these estimates by combining survey data from the 2004/05 Family Resources Survey with Census and administrative data. The dataset provides values and confidence intervals for four different income types, including equivalised and unequivalised measures.

Use Cases

• Mapping regional income disparities based on the four modelled income types for MSOAs.
• Analyzing the impact of housing costs on household net income using the before and after housing cost measures.
• Studying temporal changes in household income between the 2004/05 and 2007/08 periods.
• Informing local economic policy and resource allocation based on small-area income estimates.

Strengths

• Provides estimates for four distinct income types, including both equivalised and unequivalised measures.
• Covers two time periods (2004/05 and 2007/08) for England and Wales.
• Includes confidence intervals for the modelled estimates, indicating statistical reliability.
• Based on a methodology combining survey, Census, and administrative data from authoritative sources like the ONS.

Limitations

• Data is modelled and may not reflect exact ground truth for every MSOA.
• The underlying survey data is from 2004/05, limiting contemporary relevance.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Collection Method

Modelled estimates produced by combining the 2004/05 Family Resources Survey with Census and administrative data.

Time Range

2004/05, 2007/08

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:18.321580; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales, Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA)