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Compare candidate locations for a new shop, office, depot or venue using data about the people, property and activity around each one.
- Broadband Coverage by Postcode (Ofcom Connected Nations)Check whether a candidate office, shop or depot can get gigabit broadband before you take the lease.
- Business Rates (Non-Domestic Rating List)Compare candidate premises on rateable value and floor area, and work out the rates bill before you sign anything.
- Census 2021 (England & Wales)Match a candidate location to the population it would serve, so your format fits the neighbourhood before you sign a lease.
- English Indices of Deprivation (IMD)Screen candidate locations against the profile of the surrounding population, so your format matches the neighbourhood before you sign a lease.
- Flood Risk by Postcode (Rivers and Sea)Rule out candidate premises in high-risk postcodes before you spend money on viewings and surveys.
- GP Practices & Registered PatientsRegistered patient numbers by age are one of the better free proxies for the resident population around a location — including who they are, not just how many.
- Population Estimates (mid-year)Weigh candidate locations by the size and age make-up of the surrounding population — the base number every catchment estimate starts from.
- Postcode Lookups & Boundaries (ONS)Place your sites and your candidate locations into the same official geography that population, deprivation and business data use, so the comparison is honest.
- Property Sales — Price Paid DataSold prices are the most honest signal of local affluence — use them to size and compare the areas you're considering.
- Public Transport Stops (NaPTAN)Count the stops within walking distance of each candidate site and see what kind they are — a location on twelve bus routes and one two streets from a station are different propositions.
- Radon Risk Map (Indicative Atlas of Radon)See which candidate sites would need radon protection built in if you extend or build new, and allow for it in the budget.
- Road Collisions & Casualties (STATS19)Check the junction outside a candidate site before you commit: a location with a collision history is a different proposition for a depot, a forecourt or anywhere customers arrive by car.
- Road Traffic Counts (AADF)Compare candidate sites on the traffic actually passing them — and on the right traffic, since a trade counter wants vans and lorries where a coffee shop wants cars and pedestrians.
- Schools & Pupils (School Census)Schools are where the families are. Counting pupils within a radius tells you more about a residential catchment than population totals do — and it tells you their ages.
- Street-Level Crime & OutcomesCompare candidate locations on the crime mix that matters to you — shoplifting for retail, vehicle crime for depots, anti-social behaviour for hospitality.
- UK Business Counts & Business DemographyFor B2B businesses, pick locations by the density of your customer type nearby rather than by consumer footfall.
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