We have updated the latest Ward boundaries within Local Insight

We’re excited to announce that Local Insight has been updated with the latest Ward boundaries.

This update means that all of the core geographies shown on the Local Insight Map – Local Authorities, Electoral Wards, Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA), Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) – are now the latest available.

What’s new within Local Insight?

• The ward boundaries you see when viewing an indicator on the map are now using the 2024 boundaries.

• You are also now able to create Custom Areas using 2011, 2021, 2023 and 2024 Ward boundaries in Local Insight England and Wales, and 2011, 2023 and 2024 Ward boundaries in Local Insight Scotland.

• Local Insight allows you to choose a boundary to automatically show for all users. You are now able to select a Ward from any of the available timepoints as a Group Boundary. You can find out more about this feature in the Help Centre. [Subscription access].

How will this affect me?

The update will not change any of the existing Custom Areas that you have created. For example, if you have Custom Areas made from 2021 Wards, they will continue to be defined from these same component areas.

This is because we have added the new boundaries as additional geographical levels. As boundaries change, we will grow the list of areas that we aggregate data to within the system, building on our set of geographies year on year – rather than replacing them.

You may already be using 2024 Ward boundaries for your custom areas, if they have been previously imported through the GeoJSON importer. 

We recommend replacing these with new Custom Areas created through the Standard Areas dropdown using the 2024 boundaries to ensure accurate use within the Dashboard or Reports. This is so that when you use data that is published directly at the Ward level, you will see this published data – rather than the data for underlying geographies ‘bestfitted’ to imported GeoJSON files.

If you’re working with Wards that have undergone boundary changes since the last census, you might see slight changes in the data. These are adjustments based on the best-fit census data rather than direct census data. 

If you have questions about these changes, our support team is ready to assist you. You can get in touch by emailing: support@ocsi.co.uk

Local Insight subscribers can explore the new update.

Not a subscriber? Book a demo today to find out more.

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