Release

Comparing rural and urban areas in England and Wales: 2021

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Provisional release date: October to November 2023
Important information:

This release has been removed from the release calendar to allow for further review. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Summary

Using the new RUC based on 2021 data, analysis will focus characteristics of rural and urban areas in 2021.

About the data

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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