Key findings, Statistical Digest of Rural England
Summary of key findings from the Statistical Digest of Rural England.
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- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Published:
- 14 March 2023
- Last updated:
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16 September 2026
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Housing report (Additions to affordable housing, Households on local authority housing registers, Second homes, and Empty homes) and the Education, qualifications and training report (Eligibility for free school meals). The Housing report has also been restructured so key findings have been adjusted to reflect the new structure.
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Key findings document updates with the latest analysis from the Housing report ('Characteristics of the existing housing stock', and 'Additions to the housing stock'), and the Connectivity and Accessibility report ('Broadband' and 'Mobile coverage').
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Health and Wellbeing report: ‘Health outcomes’ (previously named ‘Life expectancy and Mortality’); ‘NHS Dentistry’; ‘NHS General Practice’.
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Communities and Households report (Poverty due to low income, and Household expenditure) and the Energy report (Fuel poverty, Central heating, and Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) take-up which is a new section).
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Key findings document updated with latest findings from the Connectivity and Accessibility report; specifically, this includes the 'average travel patterns', 'access to vehicles and charging infrastructure', 'transport connectivity', and 'home working' subsections.
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Energy report (Energy Performance Certificates: average Energy Efficiency Score and achieving energy efficiency category C).
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Key findings document updated with latest findings from the Rural Economic Bulletin report; specifically, this includes the 'Employment', 'Earnings', 'Redundancies', and 'Unemployment-related benefits' subsections.
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Population report.
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Communities and Households report (English Indices of Deprivation) and the Rural Economic Bulletin (Business demographics and Businesses by industry).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Communities and Households report (Deprivation).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Housing report (Housing market), Connectivity and Accessibility report (Broadband and mobile coverage), Economic Bulletin report (Output and Productivity measured by Gross Value Added) and the Energy report (Off the gas grid properties).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Housing report ('Housing stock: age and type', 'Second and empty homes', and 'Homelessness'); the Health and Wellbeing report ('Volunteering and charity'); and the Energy report (new 'Central heating' analysis, replacing the withdrawn 'Energy costs' section).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Rural Economic Bulletin report (Employment, Earnings, Redundancies, and Unemployment-related benefits).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Housing report (Housing stock: additions and affordable housing, and Housing quality).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Communities and Households report (poverty due to low income), and the Energy report (fuel poverty).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Population report in light of the new 2021 Census-based rural-urban classification.
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Connectivity and accessibility report (access to personal transport), and the Rural Economic Bulletin report (output and productivity measured by Gross Value Added (GVA)).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Population report (headline population statistics from the 2021 Census), and the Energy report (Energy Performance Certificates).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Communities and Households report (Crime surveys: Local Police and Businesses, and Feelings about the local neighbourhood), the Connectivity and Accessibility report (Home working), and the Rural Economic Bulletin report (Business survival and growth – new section).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Connectivity and Accessibility report (Broadband and mobile) and the Education report (Schools and their workforce, and Class sizes).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Housing report (Housing stock: additions and affordable housing, Housing costs: purchases and rentals, House purchase affordability, and Second and empty homes).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Health and Wellbeing report (NHS Dentistry provision and General Practices), and the Energy report (Energy consumption and CO2 emissions).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Communities and Households report (Household Expenditure), and the Rural Economic Bulletin (Employment, Redundancies and Claimant Counts for Jobseeker’s Allowance).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Health and Wellbeing report (Life Expectancy and Mortality), the Communities and Households report (Crime), the Education, Qualifications and Training report (Apprenticeships) and the Rural Economic Bulletin (Business Demographics and Businesses by Industry).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Housing report (Housing costs: purchases and rentals, House purchase affordability and Housing quality) and the Rural Economic Bulletin (Output and Productivity measured by Gross Value Added).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Connectivity and Accessibility report (Broadband and mobile, and Access to personal transport).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Communities and Households report (Poverty due to low income) and the Energy report (Fuel poverty).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Education, Qualifications and Training report (Secondary education attainment and Progression to higher education).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Health and Wellbeing report (GPs) and the Rural Economic Bulletin report (Employment, Redundancies and Claimants Counts).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Housing report (Homelessness and Energy Performance Certificates including Energy Efficient Scores and achieving energy efficiency category C).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Education, Qualifications and Training report (Free school meals and Alternative and specialist education provision).
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Key findings document updated with latest analysis from the Health and Wellbeing report (Childcare provision).
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Key findings updated with latest on housing and rural economic updates.
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Updated to include latest key findings for the Health and Wellbeing section.
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Document updated to reflect latest key findings for the Education section.
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Key Findings updated to include latest rural statistics within the Housing, Communities and Households and Connectivity and Accessibility Digest sections.
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Key findings updated with latest rural statistics for Transport & Travel, Access to services, Employment, Redundancies and Productivity.
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Key findings updated to reflect the latest analysis published in the June edition of the Statistical Digest of Rural England.
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Published today, latest Key Findings document to support the Statistical Digest of Rural England.
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Key Findings updated to include latest analysis published in the Housing theme.
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First published.
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Applies to England
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This document pulls together the key findings from each of the eight thematic reports that make up the Statistical Digest of Rural England.