Census 2001: Schoolchildren and Students Living Away from Home in England and Wales

Office for National Statistics data from the 2001 Census enumerates full-time students and schoolchildren living away from the family home during term-time in England and Wales. The dataset provides counts for these populations across multiple geographic levels, from Output Areas to the national level. It was published via the Neighbourhood Statistics service.

Use Cases

• Estimate local demand for student housing services based on census counts of students living away from home.
• Analyze regional variations in student migration patterns based on geographic coverage across England and Wales.
• Model demographic impacts on local communities based on the population of schoolchildren residing outside their family area during term-time.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative 2001 UK Census, providing a complete population snapshot.
• Geographic coverage spans England and Wales with data available at seven administrative levels, including Output Area and National.
• Published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Data is from 2001 and may not reflect current student housing patterns.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Survey (census)

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:39.767555; freshness should be verified as the underlying data is from 2001.

Geography

England and Wales