Facts and figures

Research and Intelligence monitors, collects and processes a wide range of data which can be broadly categorised into the five main topic areas listed below. We also produce cross-cutting research reports and area profiles which include items from all of these topic areas.

1. Population and census

  • access social profiles of your local area
  • read 2001 Census theme bulletins
  • look at current population estimates
  • look at projected future populations

2. The economy and the labour market

  • discover latest unemployment figures
  • find out the numbers of employees by industrial sector
  • look at average earnings

3. Deprivation

  • read about the Indices of Deprivation 2007 for England
  • find out how the county of Kent scores in the national rank of deprivation
  • find out how many Kent households are in fuel poverty

4. Retail and town centres

  • find out what retail developments are in the pipeline
  • look at the current health of Kent town centres
  • read about the amount and type of floorspace
  • discover where people shop in Kent

5. Land use monitoring: housing and commercial land

  • find out the current rate of housing development in Kent
  • look at how house prices are changing
  • discover how much industrial and business floorspace there is in Kent
  • learn how this has changed over time

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Contact us

Research & Intelligence
Kent County Council
3rd Floor, Invicta House
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1XX

research
@kent.gov.uk

01622 221632