Sources

Where the facts come from.

The short version: public data where possible, clear caveats where needed, and no pretending a spreadsheet is more certain than it really is.

7 sources tracked7checked automatically

No tracked automated failures on the latest status file.

Home Office / Police.uk

Recorded crime

Waiting for next runAutomatic tracking has been added; this will update after the next scheduled refresh.

Last data update: May 2026; imported 22 Jul 2026, 09:03
How it updates: Automatically checked daily. The site checks for new monthly Police.uk releases automatically.
Used for: Crime maps, monthly history, category filters, outcome charts, and local crime-stat pages.
Licence: Open Government Licence

Police.uk street-level locations are approximate and anonymised. Points should be treated as area context, not exact incident addresses.

Food Standards Agency

Food hygiene ratings

Waiting for next runAutomatic tracking has been added; this will update after the next scheduled refresh.

Last data update: FSA extract 22 Jul 2026, 09:18
How it updates: Automatically checked daily. The site checks the Food Standards Agency feed automatically.
Used for: Food hygiene maps, star ratings, inspection dates, business-type filters, and local area food pages.
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food hygiene ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency. Coordinates and categories come from the source feed and may not be perfect for every business.

Environment Agency / Defra

Bathing water quality

Waiting for next runAutomatic tracking has been added; this will update after the next scheduled refresh.

Last data update: Imported 22 Jul 2026, 07:22
How it updates: Automatically checked daily. The site checks the Environment Agency feed automatically.
Used for: Beach water classifications, bacteria samples, short-term pollution risk, and monitoring-point maps.
Licence: Open Government Licence

Bathing water classifications are annual assessments. Short-term pollution risk predictions and sample results can change during the bathing season.

Department for Education

Schools register

Waiting for next runAutomatic tracking has been added; this will update after the next scheduled refresh.

Last data update: Imported 22 Jul 2026, 10:06
How it updates: Automatically checked monthly. The site checks the Department for Education register automatically.
Used for: School maps, area school lists, phases, age ranges, pupil counts, and basic school details.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0

Imported from the DfE school register and joined to Ofsted's latest state-funded school inspection outcomes where a URN match is available. Ofsted inspection outcomes and pupil counts are useful context, but they should not be read as a simple school ranking. A single figure rarely tells the full story: cohort size, pupil needs, curriculum, absences and local context all matter.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection context

Waiting for next runAutomatic tracking has been added; this will update after the next scheduled refresh.

Last data update: Imported 22 Jul 2026, 10:22
How it updates: Automatically checked monthly. The site checks for updated Ofsted inspection data automatically.
Used for: Inspection dates, latest Ofsted context, report links, and school-card badges where URNs match.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0

Matched by URN against the current school register. This file covers state-funded schools; independent schools and some special cases may need separate Ofsted sources. Newer inspections may use area judgements rather than one simple headline grade.

HM Land Registry / Office for National Statistics

UK House Price Index

Waiting for next runAutomatic tracking has been added; this will update after the next scheduled refresh.

Last data update: May 2026; imported 22 Jul 2026, 10:54
How it updates: Automatically checked monthly. The site checks for updated UK House Price Index releases automatically.
Used for: Blackpool local-authority average prices, property-type prices, buyer-type prices, trends, and sales volumes.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0

UK HPI figures are official local-authority estimates. Recent sales volumes can be provisional or blank, and small-area estimates on this page are modelled context rather than official ward statistics.

HM Land Registry

Sold-price records

Waiting for next runAutomatic tracking has been added; this will update after the next scheduled refresh.

Last data update: June 2025 to May 2026; imported 22 Jul 2026, 10:54
How it updates: Automatically checked monthly. The site refreshes the rolling sold-price period automatically.
Used for: FY postcode-sector sold-price map, average sold prices, sales volumes, property mix, tenure, and comparison tables.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0

Price Paid Data records sales lodged with HM Land Registry. Recent transactions can be incomplete, and postcode-sector results should be read as local context rather than property valuation advice. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.