Live Births in England and Wales from 2004 to 2008 at MSOA Level

Administrative data from the Office for National Statistics covering all live births in England and Wales. The dataset provides counts at multiple geographic levels, including Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs), from 2004 through 2008. It is sourced from routine birth registration data published by Neighbourhood Statistics.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional fertility rates based on the geographic and temporal coverage.
• Analyzing demographic trends over time based on the five-year time series.
• Mapping birth density and population change based on the MSOA-level geographic detail.

Strengths

• Covers all births in England and Wales, providing a complete population-level record.
• Includes data for a five-year period from 2004 to 2008.
• Offers geographic aggregation at multiple levels, including MSOA, LAD, and GOR.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the source and time period.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Collection Method

Routinely collected birth registration data.

Time Range

2004 to 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:56.130045; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales