Greater London Authority provides counts and percentages of working-age people (16-74) commuting by bicycle across all London wards. The data includes percentage point changes and ward rankings between the 2001 and 2011 UK Census. Top wards in 2011, such as Queensbridge in Hackney, show increases of over 19 percentage points.
Use Cases
- Ranking wards by cycling mode share based on the provided percentage data
- Analyzing spatial patterns of cycling uptake across London based on ward-level geography
- Calculating change in bicycle commuting rates between 2001 and 2011 based on the percentage point change figures
Strengths
- Provides data for all wards in London, offering complete spatial coverage
- Includes specific percentage point changes and rankings for comparative analysis
- Covers two decennial census points (2001 and 2011) for longitudinal study
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to uk_data, with the latest census year being 2011
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority
- Collection Method
- Likely derived from the UK Census.
- Time Range
- 2001, 2011
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:11:44.803778; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- London, United Kingdom (ward-level)