The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is the official measure of relative deprivation in England. It is part of the Indices of Deprivation (IoD), which look at different aspects of disadvantage. IMD uses a well-established method to define deprivation broadly, covering many areas of life such as income, employment, health, education, housing, and living environment. The IMD 2025 initial report highlights...
Greater Essex Trends has been developed to describe and communicate some of the key challenges and drivers of change that are shaping the lives of people across our diverse communities. It describes some of the strengths of Greater Essex and the opportunities we will have to grow, learn, and prosper in the years ahead. By bringing these different threads together,...
Childhood in Essex The world children and young people are growing up in today has substantially changed from the childhood of previous generations. As such, it’s important for decision makers to put themselves in the shoes of current children and young people, to understand the new opportunities and challenges that they face - as the decisions made now will shape their...
The JSNA Greater Essex Profiles offer a high-level overview of health for each lower-tier local authority in Greater Essex. They pull together existing information and data on a range of indicators for local populations, highlighting issues that can affect health in each locality. These reports should be used alongside the comprehensive suite of Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) dashboards. These documents...
The dashboard below provides the latest available data for local authorities in Essex*. This is drawn from official sources such as Government statistics, the Office for National Statistics and Nomis. Data is summarised into the following topics: Business, Economy and Industry Climate, Environment and Land Community Safety Education, Skills and Learning Community Information and Demographics ...
An interactive report with the ability to cut and slice by Essex District and by date, as well as compare multiple measures for both single year and trends. The report is themed around five core topics with relevance to the economy of Essex: Business, Economy & Industry Balanced...
This priority area spreadsheet is for early years and childcare providers to determine the need for additional early years and childcare provision within their ward. By typing in the postcode of the setting or searching the District/Ward, early years and childcare providers will be able to see whether they are a Priority 1,2 or 3 area. This will determine their...
Essex ActivAte is the name for the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme across Essex, run by Active Essex, Essex County Council and Thurrock Council, on behalf of the Department for Education. This programme aims to support the physical and mental wellbeing of primary and secondary school children, through engagement in a wide variety of enrichment and physical activities, and provision...
We have a legal duty to assess the sufficiency of childcare in our area and share what we've found. Our assessment looks at local demographics, demand and the quality of childcare available across Essex. We hope it will be useful to parents, carers, providers and potential providers. Read the 2023 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment If you have any comments on the sufficiency of childcare please contact [email protected]
Ofcom (2022) identify three core barriers to digital inclusion: accessibility affordability and ability. This dashboard looks into affordability and ability barriers.