Sources for Ards and North Down

Every dataset behind the figures on Ards and North Down’s pages, with its publisher, licence and edition.

• Modelled background air pollution maps (1 km grid)

  OGL-3.0

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

  Edition: Background maps 2025 (CMAQ-Urban, 1 km), published 9 October 2026

  Source: Defra, modelled background air pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

  Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Fine particles (PM2.5)

• UK House Price Index

  OGL-3.0

  HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, Land & Property Services Northern Ireland and the Office for National Statistics

  Edition: Average-prices-2026-07.csv + UK-HPI-full-file-2026-07.csv, published 16 September 2026

  Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

  Average house price, Annual price change, House sales per month

• Scotland's Census 2022

  OGL-3.0

  National Records of Scotland

  Edition: Scotland's Census 2022 bulk tables, July 2026, published 21 July 2026

  Source: National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census 2022. Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

  Aged 15 to 64, Aged 65 and over, Aged under 15, Born outside the UK, Disability, Good or very good health, Households, Households without a car or van, Owner-occupied homes, Population density, Population, Private rented homes, Social rented homes

• Census 2021, Northern Ireland

  OGL-3.0

  Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

  Edition: Census 2021 Flexible Table Builder extract, October 2026

  Source: NISRA, Census 2021. Website: www.nisra.gov.uk. Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

  Aged 15 to 64, Aged 65 and over, Aged under 15, Born outside the UK, Degree-level qualifications, Disability, Good or very good health, Households, Households without a car or van, Owner-occupied homes, Population density, Population, Private rented homes, Social rented homes

• Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017

  OGL-3.0

  Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

  Edition: NIMDM 2017 SOA results, published 23 November 2017

  Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

  Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017, Deprivation rank (Northern Ireland)

• Connected Nations (Ofcom)

  OGL-3.0

  Ofcom

  Edition: Connected Nations update: Spring 2026, published 13 May 2026

  Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations update: Spring 2026 (Ofcom copyright). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

  Full-fibre broadband coverage, Full-fibre take-up, Gigabit broadband coverage, 4G coverage from all four networks

• Census 2021, England and Wales

  OGL-3.0

  Office for National Statistics

  Edition: Census 2021 topic summaries (Nomis bulk), published 19 January 2023

  Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

  Aged 15 to 64, Aged 65 and over, Aged under 15, Born outside the UK, Degree-level qualifications, Disability, Good or very good health, Households, Households without a car or van, Owner-occupied homes, Population density, Population, Private rented homes, Social rented homes

• Life expectancy for local areas of the UK

  OGL-3.0

  Office for National Statistics

  Edition: Life expectancy 2022 to 2024, published 10 December 2025

  Source: Office for National Statistics, Life expectancy for local areas of the UK, licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

  Female life expectancy, Male life expectancy

• Claimant count (Nomis)

  OGL-3.0

  Office for National Statistics (Nomis)

  Edition: Claimant count to August 2026, published 15 September 2026

  Source: Office for National Statistics, claimant count (Nomis). Population estimates: Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland and NISRA. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

  People claiming out-of-work benefits, Claimant rate

• Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk)

  OGL-3.0

  Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, published by the Single Online Home National Digital Team

  Edition: 2026-08.zip, published 30 September 2026

  Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: data.police.uk.

  Anti-social behaviour, Burglary, Crime and anti-social behaviour, Criminal damage and arson, Drug offences, Other crime, Recorded crime rate, Robbery, Shoplifting, Theft from the person, Vehicle crime, Violence and sexual offences, Street-level crime