London Borough Happiness Scores from a Multi-Year Survey

Survey data measures life satisfaction across London boroughs. The dataset aggregates responses from three years of the Taking Part survey, where respondents rated their happiness on a scale from 1 (very unhappy) to 10 (extremely happy). It is published by the Greater London Authority under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Compare average happiness scores between different London boroughs based on the aggregated borough-level data.
• Analyze how happiness correlates with demographic factors like age, gender, or employment status mentioned in the description.
• Investigate relationships between happiness and social factors such as neighborhood satisfaction or frequency of social interactions described in the survey.
• Study trends in subjective well-being over the multi-year survey period, excluding 2009/10 when the question was not asked.

Strengths

• Data is aggregated from three years of survey responses, which likely increases sample size and reliability for borough-level estimates.
• The happiness question uses a defined 1-10 scale, providing a consistent metric for analysis.
• Breakdowns by multiple demographic and social factors are mentioned, including age, gender, ethnicity, and neighborhood satisfaction.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for certain statistical analyses.
• The data combines three years of responses, which may obscure annual trends or changes.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Survey (Taking Part survey) with responses aggregated across three years.

Time Range

Covers three survey years, excluding 2009/10. Specific years are not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:06.163117; freshness should be verified.

Geography

London, United Kingdom, at the borough level.