ID 2004: Combined Air Quality Indicator for England, 2001-2003

Modelled data from the Office for National Statistics provides a Combined Air Quality Indicator for England. The dataset covers the years 2001 and 2003, with estimates modelled to 1 km grid squares and aggregated for Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs). It is part of the Living Environment Outdoors Subdomain.

Use Cases

• Modeling neighborhood-level health risks based on air quality estimates.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of emissions across England based on the 1 km grid model.
• Tracking changes in air quality indicators between 2001 and 2003.
• Correlating environmental factors with socio-economic data at the LSOA geography.

Strengths

• Data is modelled to a 1 km grid resolution, providing fine-grained spatial detail.
• Covers two distinct time points (2001 and 2003) for potential change analysis.
• Published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating reuse.
• Geographies are standardized Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) for consistent aggregation.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data is from 2001 and 2003; freshness for contemporary analysis should be verified.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (originally Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM))

Collection Method

Modelled estimates of emissions for small areas.

Time Range

2001, 2003

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:09.872668; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England