The freely available resources listed below come from our Statistics and datasets guide:
- CeLSIUSThe 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).
- CIPFA Statistical Information ServiceStatistical 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 GovernmentDCLG collects and publishes official statistics relating to deprivation, fire and rescue services, housing and homelessness, local government finance, planning performance and land use.
- GOV.UK -StatisticsOfficial statistics produced by government departments.
- HistpopComplete population reports for Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1937.
- The KeepThe 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.
- Neighbourhood statisticsA section from the Office for National Statistics that allows collection of statistical information by postcode.
- NILS-RSUThe 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.
- NOMISFrom the Office for National Statistics, NOMIS provides access to UK labour market statistics at national, regional and local levels.
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Research AgencyOfficial statistics produced by the Northern Ireland Executive.
- Office for National Statistics This link opens in a new windowStatistical backsets and publications, produced by the UK Statistics Authority.
- Scottish Government StatisticsOfficial statistics produced by the Scottish Government
- SLS-DSUThe 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.
- UK Data Service: Open dataAn increasing number of datasets are available without registration or authentication. These data are for use with an open licence and are not classified as personal.
- UK Government Web ArchiveSince 2010 the National Archives has been capturing and archiving datasets produced by the UK Government for long term preservation.
- Welsh Government - Statistics and ResearchOfficial Statistics produced by the Welsh Government.
The freely available resources listed below come from our Statistics and datasets guide:
- Data.govThe home of the U.S. Government’s open data. Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
- United States Census BureauThe Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
- American FactfinderSocio-economic and census data about the United States.
- EurostatThis is the Statistical Office of the European Communities, providing freely accessible EU statistics.
- Google Public DataThe Google Public Data Explorer aims to make large, public-interest datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. Datasets covered are limited but include World Development Indicators (World Bank), Human Development Indicators (UN) and OECD Factbook.
- NationMaster.comAlthough not completely authoritative, the easy user interface will take you quickly to informative data. Sources for all facts and figures are cited. Most statistics come from international agencies, such as U.S. Census Bureau and UNESCO.
- OFFSTATSAn official UK statistics site hosted at the University of Auckland. Contains information about a range of UK statistics and free access to many datasets.
- UNdata This link opens in a new windowCollates the data from several major UN databases and allows the user to browse or search multiple resources.