Local indicators for Lancashire
Local indicators, trends and data for Lancashire (E47000018)
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Population
Total population, people Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the mid-year estimate of the total population, in the United Kingdom, for 1991 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (26/09/2025)
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Population by age and sex Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage distribution of the total population by sex and five‑year age bands, in the United Kingdom, for 1991 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (26/09/2025)
Population density, persons per square kilometre Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the number of usual residents per square kilometre, calculated based on total land area excluding inland water, in the United Kingdom, for 1991 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (26/09/2025)
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Five-year population change Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the five-year percentage change in population, in the United Kingdom, for 1996 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (26/09/2025)
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Median age, years Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the median age of people, in the United Kingdom, for 1991 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (26/09/2025)
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Population aged 0 to 15 Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of the population aged 0 to 15, in the United Kingdom, for 1991 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (26/09/2025)
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Population aged 16 to 64 Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of the population aged 16 to 64, in the United Kingdom, for 1991 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (26/09/2025)
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Population aged 65 and over Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of the population aged 65 and over, in the United Kingdom, for 1991 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (26/09/2025)
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Economy
Employment
Economic inactivity rate (Great Britain) Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows the proportion of people aged between 16 and 64 years who are not in employment but do not meet the internationally accepted definition of unemployment because they have not been seeking work within the last four weeks or they are unable to start work in the next two weeks (official statistics in development), in Great Britain (Northern Ireland national figure included), for periods 2004 to 2023.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (16/04/2024)
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Employment rate (Great Britain) Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows the proportion of people aged between 16 and 64 years in paid work or who had a job that they were temporarily away from (official statistics in development), in Great Britain (Northern Ireland national figure included), for periods 2004 to 2023.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (16/04/2024)
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Modelled unemployment rate Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows model-based estimates for the proportion of economically active people aged 16 years and over without a job who have been actively seeking work within the last four weeks and are available to start work within the next two weeks (official statistics in development), in Great Britain, for periods 2004 to 2023.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (16/04/2024)
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Claimant Count Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows Claimant Count as a percentage of residents aged 16 to 64 (official statistics in development), in the UK, for 2001 to 2025.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (20/01/2026)
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Pay and income
Children in relative poverty before housing costs Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of children aged under 16 living in relative low income families Before Housing Costs (BHC), in the UK, for financial years ending 2022 to 2025.
Data source: Department for Work and Pensions(opens in a new tab) (26/03/2026)
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Children in relative poverty after housing costs Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of children aged under 16 living in relative low income families After Housing Costs (AHC), in the UK, for financial years ending 2024 and 2025.
Data source: Department for Work and Pensions(opens in a new tab) (26/03/2026)
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Productivity
Gross value added per hour worked Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows the measure of business productivity (estimate of the volume of goods and services produced) in ÂŁ per hour worked (official statistics in development), in the UK, for 2004 to 2023.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (19/06/2025)
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Housing
First-time buyer mortgage sales, per 1,000 stock Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows first-time buyer mortgage sales per 1,000 dwellings, in the United Kingdom, for 2013 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (11/06/2025)
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Average length of short-term let stay, average length of stay in nights Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the average length of stay (in nights) at a short-term let, in the United Kingdom, for Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2023 to Quarter 2 (Apr to Jun) 2025.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (04/12/2025)
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Number of guest nights at a short-term let, number of guest nights Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the number of guest nights spent during a stay at a short-term let, with a night counted per individual member of the visiting group, in the United Kingdom, for Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2023 to Quarter 2 (Apr to Jun) 2025.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (04/12/2025)
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Education and skills
Attainment and participation
GCSEs in English and Maths Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows GCSEs (and equivalent) in English and maths by age 19, in England, for academic years 2016/17 to 2024/25.
Data source: Department for Education(opens in a new tab) (23/04/2026)
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Level 3 or above qualifications (Great Britain) Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of the population aged 16 to 64 with Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 3+ qualifications (official statistics in development), in Great Britain (Northern Ireland national figure included), for 2022 to 2023.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (16/04/2024)
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Pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2 Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, in England, for academic years 2018/19 to 2024/25.
Data source: Department for Education(opens in a new tab) (11/12/2025)
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No qualifications Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows percentage of the population aged 16 to 64 with no qualifications (official statistics in development), in Great Britain (Northern Ireland national figure included), for 2022 and 2023.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (16/04/2024)
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Early-years learning
Communication and language skills by end of early years foundation stage Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the early years foundation stage profile outcomes of 5 year olds. Percentage at 'expected level' across all communication and language early learning goals, in England (state-funded schools), for academic years 2021/22 to 2024/25.
Data source: Department for Education(opens in a new tab) (27/11/2025)
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Literacy skills by end of early years foundation stage Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the early years foundation stage profile outcomes of 5 year olds. Percentage at 'expected level' across all literacy early learning goals, in England (state-funded schools), for academic years 2021/22 to 2024/25.
Data source: Department for Education(opens in a new tab) (27/11/2025)
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Maths skills by end of early years foundation stage Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the early years foundation stage profile outcomes of 5 year olds. Percentage at 'expected level' across all mathematics early learning goals, in England (state-funded schools), for academic years 2021/22 to 2024/25.
Data source: Department for Education(opens in a new tab) (27/11/2025)
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Health and wellbeing
Life expectancy
Female healthy life expectancy, years Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows the average years expected to be lived in good health for females born during the reference period (official statistics in development), in the United Kingdom, for three-year rolling periods between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (19/02/2026)
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Male healthy life expectancy, years Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows the average years expected to be lived in good health for males born during the reference period (official statistics in development), in the United Kingdom, for three-year rolling periods between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (19/02/2026)
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Environment
Greenhouse gas emissions, tCO2e per capita Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2e) per capita, in the UK, for 2005 to 2023.
Data source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero(opens in a new tab) (03/07/2025)
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Connectivity
Digital connectivity
Gigabit capable broadband Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of premises that have coverage from a gigabit-capable service (download speeds of 1,000 Mbps or more), in the UK, as of January 2026.
Data source: Ofcom(opens in a new tab) (13/05/2026)
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4G coverage Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of geographic areas with 4G signal outdoors from at least 1 operator (signal threshold: 105dBm), in the UK, as of January 2026.
Data source: Ofcom(opens in a new tab) (13/05/2026)
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5G coverage Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows the percentage of geographic areas with 5G signal outdoors from at least 1 operator (signal threshold: 110dBm), in the UK, as of January 2026.
Data source: Ofcom(opens in a new tab) (13/05/2026)
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Premises below 30Mbps Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This dataset shows the percentage of premises that do not have access to services above 30Mbps, UK, as of January 2026.
Data source: Ofcom(opens in a new tab) (13/05/2026)
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Travel and transport
Public electric vehicle chargers, per 100,000 population Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Official statistics in development
Definition: This indicator shows publicly available electric vehicle chargers at all speeds per 100,000 population (official statistics in development), in the UK, as of 00:00 on the first day of each quarter from January 2026 to April 2026.
Data source: Department for Transport, sourced from Zapmap(opens in a new tab) (21/05/2026)
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Access to amenities
Supermarkets, per 10,000 population Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows supermarkets per 10,000 people, in the UK, as at August 2023.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (07/03/2024)
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Sports facilities, per 10,000 population Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows sports facilities per 10,000 people, in England, as at 5 October 2023
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (07/03/2024)
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Museums, per 100,000 population Expand to show details and data for this indicator
Definition: This indicator shows museums per 100,000 people, in the UK, as at 30 September 2021.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) (07/03/2024)
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Number of people resident per square kilometre, all combined authorities, 2026
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