Consumer Data Research Centre

New research from Patrick Ballantyne, PhD and Alex Singleton of Consumer Data Research Centre , in collaboration with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, introduces a groundbreaking composite index to address compound inequalities in the region. #DataDrivenPolicy #UrbanInequality #LiverpoolCityRegion #PlaceBasedPolicy #ResearchImpact

💻 Have you ever planned a move within the UK and wondered if your new location would have fast enough broadband to support your work-from-home setup or other online needs? 📱 In our latest geovisualisation, Oliver O'Brien, Senior Research Associate at University College London (UCL), discusses the Broadband Speed and Ultrafast Availability data shown on the ESRC Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) interactive mapping website. 🌐 The interactive map highlights the differences in access to high-speed broadband for both residential and business premises across the UK. It also shows the changes in average speeds and ultrafast access over the past few years. 1️⃣ In the first example below, the map displays the average wired broadband download speeds for residential and business addresses in Bournemouth and its surrounding areas for 2022. The map uses a gradient from dark pink to dark green, where dark pink indicates speeds below 10 Mbps, and dark green represents speeds over 150 Mbps. 2️⃣ In the second example, the map shows the estimated proportion of residential and business addresses in New Milton, Hampshire, with access to ultrafast broadband in 2022. It highlights significant differences within the area, with some regions fully covered while others lack any ultrafast service. 👉 To learn more about the interactive map and its impact on academic research and other CDRC-produced data products, read the full write-up here: https://lnkd.in/eXnznGTK #Geovisualisation #Mapping

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant changes in the way we travel. As lockdowns and restrictions were implemented, there was a decline in public transport demand throughout the UK. A recent study explored the travel patterns for senior citizens during this period, using smart card data from CDRC. The aim was to identify those who heavily relied on public transport for essential activities, especially in areas with low public transport accessibility. #covidresearch #elderly #mobility #publictransport #bus

The night-time environment (NTE) is a unique setting characterised by the consumption of alcohol and other substances that can lead to violent incidents. A 2022 study utilised data from the University Hospital of Wales and CDRC to explore the night-time environment and Its influence on violence. #nighttime #environment #violence #alcohol

The latest in a series of webinars from The Food Foundation and the University of Leeds on scaling out community food organisations - in this one the team share learnings 10 best practice case studies. If you missed the first webinar, you can hear more from Rachel Oldroyd and Michelle Morris on how the project used our Priority Places for Food Index to identify and recruit places: https://lnkd.in/eAFrCBvr 🗺 Explore the Priority Places for Food Index: https://lnkd.in/eASpdf8T

Multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of more than one long-term condition, is a growing concern in the UK. A recent study explores the relationship between multimorbidity and area-level deprivation, using data from over 25,000 participants of the Understanding Society (Wave 10) and the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) from CDRC to explore the relationship between multimorbidity and area-level deprivation. #comorbidity #health #deprivation #nhs

Recent research explores the role of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in influencing crime rates in England and Wales. The research used datasets from all 127 BIDs established in England and Wales as well as street-level monthly observations on reported crimes published by the Single Online Home National Digital Team in the UK. CDRC Retail Centre Boundaries data were also incorporated to provide a comprehensive analysis. #streetcrime #businessimprovementdistricts

Whether it is the sunny allure of summer or the chilly winds of winter, the weather plays a significant role in our purchasing decisions. Recent research used CDRC data to explored this topic, shedding light on how different weather conditions impact retail sales in the UK. #weather #retail #wind #sales

Do you have 7 minutes to spare to hear about different types of community led food initiatives? and how the Priority Places for Food Index can identify areas of different types of needs? well look no further....check out the pod bite below from Dr Gemma Bridge at University of Leeds Global Food and Environment Institute, University of Leeds Consumer Data Research Centre Rachel Oldroyd Effie Papargyropoulou

Delighted to see our Grocery Retail Points data being used as a benchmark to validate other data sources against, such as Overture. We are very proud of this open data set, it's coming up to 10 years since we started releasing it quarterly. We ensure accurate locations of the twenty-one retailers we track and encourage people to use this entirely for free. https://lnkd.in/e56w35qP We would love you to comment how you use the data? #opendata #retail #locationintelligence #qualitymatters Overture Point of Interest data for the United Kingdom: A comprehensive, queryable open data product, validated against Geolytix supermarket data: https://lnkd.in/eT8Unmpf Thank you Patrick Ballantyne, PhD '"Elements of the data were externally validated against the Geolytix supermarket retail points" ... "Validation also identified that our data product exhibit good locational accuracy, through consideration of the average distance between points in both the Geolytix dataset." - Consumer Data Research Centre https://lnkd.in/e5Q_VUv3