Summary

Descriptive analysis of differences between coastal and non-coastal communities. This will include a range of topics, including economic and demographic variables.

Publications

• Coastal communities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021

  Characteristics of coastal built-up areas in England and Wales including health, disability, unpaid care, employment status, highest qualification, and tenure.

Data

• Coastal built-up areas, England and Wales, 2022 BUA classification

  A list of coastal built-up areas derived through methodology developed by the Office for National Statistics from Ordnance Survey data.

• Coastal communities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021

  Population and household characteristics by coastal classification for built-up area (BUA) size classification and individual BUAs, Census 2021.

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About the data

This release includes data from Census 2021.

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

• meet user needs
• are presented clearly and accessibly
• are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
• are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest