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SOAs versus Wards John Langley 27 th April 2007 at The Riverside Centre Derby. Wards. CAS Wards (in East Midlands 881) Statistical Wards Electoral wards Boundary changes every year Need for a stable geography. Opportunity for a more stable geography?. Nottinghamshire MSOAs
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SOAs versus WardsJohn Langley27th April 2007at The Riverside Centre Derby
Wards • CAS Wards (in East Midlands 881) • Statistical Wards • Electoral wards • Boundary changes every year • Need for a stable geography
Nottinghamshire MSOAs Range: 4,970 - 11,073 Mean 7,448 Nottinghamshire CAS Wards Range: 1,681- 11,470 Mean 4,821
Problems • Names of LSOAs and MSOAs are either: • not present • are unfamiliar • do not relate to places people know • SOA codes do not contain recognisable ‘area’ details • LSOA codes cannot be distinguished from MSOA codes
Problems – names and codes • E02005836 Bassetlaw 002 • E02005838 Bassetlaw 004 • E02005887 Mansfield 008 • E02005840 Bassetlaw 006 • E02005842 Bassetlaw 008 • E02005822 Ashfield 004 • E02005874 Gedling 010 • E02005885 Mansfield 006 • E02005911 Rushcliffe 006 • E02005832 Ashfield 014 • E02005909 Rushcliffe 004 • E02005862 Broxtowe 013 • E02005895 Newark and Sherwood 003 • E02005902 Newark and Sherwood 010
Solutions? – add new ‘aliases’ • e.g. for LSOAs Rushcliffe Compton Acres E01028363 KILLERTON PARK DRIVE/ COMPTON ACRES Rushcliffe Compton Acres E01028364 CLIFTON BOULEVARD LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD Rushcliffe Compton Acres E01028365 WILFORD LANE BEAULIEU GARDENS Rushcliffe Cotgrave E01028366 RING LEAS WHITELANDS Rushcliffe Cotgrave E01028367 HOLLYGATE LANE COLSTON GATE Rushcliffe Cotgrave E01028368 DALESIDE PLUMTREE ROAD Rushcliffe Cotgrave E01028369 SAXON WAY MARLWOOD Rushcliffe Cotgrave E01028370 CANDLEBY LANE OWTHORPE ROAD Rushcliffe Cranmer E01028371 GRANTHAM ROAD LONGMOOR LANE Rushcliffe Edwalton Village E01028372 MELTON ROAD MELTON GARDENS Rushcliffe Edwalton Village E01028373 GAMSTON LINGS BAR ROAD MELTON ROAD
Solutions? – add new ‘aliases • e.g. for MSOAs MSOA_CODE EMPHO MSOA Name E02005819 Sutton in Ashfield North (Ashfield 001) E02005820 Sutton in Ashfield Central (Ashfield 002) E02005821 Sutton in Ashfield West (Ashfield 003) E02005822 Sutton in Ashfield East (Ashfield 004) E02005823 Sutton in Ashfield East 2 (Ashfield 005) E02005824 Sutton in Ashfield West 2 (Ashfield 006) E02005825 Kirkby in Ashfield East (Ashfield 007) E02005826 Kirkby in Ashfield West (Ashfield 008) E02005827 Kirkby in Ashfield Central (Ashfield 009) E02005828 Woodhouse (Ashfield 010) E02005829 Selston (Ashfield 011) E02005830 Underwood (Ashfield 012) E02005831 Hucknall East (Ashfield 013) E02005832 Hucknall Central (Ashfield 014) E02005833 Hucknall West (Ashfield 015) E02005834 Hucknall West 2 (Ashfield 016) E02005835 Blyth (Bassetlaw 001) E02005836 Beckingham (Bassetlaw 002) E02005837 Ranskill (Bassetlaw 003)
Solutions? • Be ready to change flexibly between ‘geographies’ • Administrative • Census • Postal • Health • Electoral • Locally defined neighbouhoods