Official Statistics

Clustering similar local authorities and statistical nearest neighbours in the UK

Dataset and methodology information for our clustering and statistical nearest neighbours analysis, which groups UK local authorities with similar characteristics and outcomes.

• From: Office for National Statistics
• Published: 18 March 2026

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Clustering similar local authorities and statistical nearest neighbours in the UK

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/clusteringsimilarlocalauthoritiesandstatisticalnearestneighboursintheuk

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Published 18 March 2026