LibGuides: Statistics and datasets: UK Data Resources

Census longitudinal data

British Election Study This link opens in a new window
Explaining Britain's electoral behaviour for over 50 years, The British Election Study is a non-partisan, objective independent study providing world-class data and research into the 2015 British general election, and which has covered every British general election since 1964.

CeLSIUS
The Centre for Longitudinal Study Information and User Support is an ESRC-funded support team for UK academic, statutory and voluntary sector users of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Longitudinal Study (LS).
NILS-RSU
The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study Research Support Unit (NILS) provides longitudinal data from the Northern Ireland Health Card Registration system to the 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 Census returns.
SLS-DSU
The Scottish Longitudinal Study Development Support Unit provides access to a study created using census data from 1991 onwards; NHS Central Register data; and education data.

GOV.UK -Statistics
Official statistics produced by government departments.
Scottish Government Statistics
Official statistics produced by the Scottish Government
Welsh Government - Statistics and Research
Official Statistics produced by the Welsh Government.
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Official statistics produced by the Northern Ireland Executive.
UK Government Web Archive
Since 2010 the National Archives has been capturing and archiving datasets produced by the UK Government for long term preservation.
Histpop
Complete population reports for Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1937.
CLOSER Discovery
Search and browse questionnaires and data from the UK’s leading longitudinal studies.

Office for National Statistics This link opens in a new window
Statistical backsets and publications, produced by the UK Statistics Authority.

CIPFA Statistical Information Service
Statistical Information Service for Local Government with statistics and information arranged by theme. Users have to register to access all the data.
Department for Communities and Local Government
DCLG collects and publishes official statistics relating to deprivation, fire and rescue services, housing and homelessness, local government finance, planning performance and land use.
Neighbourhood statistics
A section from the Office for National Statistics that allows collection of statistical information by postcode.
NOMIS
From the Office for National Statistics, NOMIS provides access to UK labour market statistics at national, regional and local levels.
The Keep
The Keep is a centre for archives that opens up access to all the collections of the East Sussex Record Office (ESRO), the Royal Pavilion & Museums Local History Collections and the University of Sussex Special Collections. The Keep provides access to some local, historical census returns and parish registers.

Digimap Ordnance Survey Collection This link opens in a new window
Maps and map data of Great Britain from the Ordnance Survey Data Collection. Registration required. You will need to select log in via UK Federation, then select University of Sussex from the dropdown list.
Landmap This link opens in a new window
Provides satellite image mosaics of Landsat, SPOT and ERS radar data and a high resolution Digital Elevation Model for the British Isles. Requires registration. You will need to select log in via your home institution, then select University of Sussex from the dropdown list.

Journal Citation Reports This link opens in a new window
Allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries.