Table 1 Variable information and data sources
Variable | Unit | Data description | Data level | Year | Data sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Domestic.energy.consumption | kWh | Sum of annualised total domestic gas consumption and annualised total domestic electricity consumption | LSOA | 2021 | Lower and Middle Super Output Areas gas consumption [97] Lower and Middle Super Output Areas electricity consumption [98] |
Bedrooms.4.or.more | % | Percentage of dwellings with number of bedrooms being 4 or more | LSOA | 2021 | Number of bedrooms [99] |
Dwelling.terraced | % | Percentage of terraced dwellings | LSOA | 2021 | Accommodation type [100] |
Energy.efficiency.score | number | Median Energy Efficiency Score of all dwellings, measured by Energy Efficiency Certificate (EPC) | MSOA, converted to LSOA | 2021 | Energy efficiency of Housing [101] |
Heating.renewable.energy | % | Central heating type being renewable energy, categorised as "renewable energy only" | LSOA | 2021 | Type of central heating in household [102] |
Heating.district.heating | % | Central heating type being district heating, categorised as "district or communal heat networks only" | LSOA | 2021 | Type of central heating in household [102] |
Household.3.or.more.people | % | Percentage of households with household size being three or more people | LSOA | 2021 | Household size [103] |
Income | £ | Mean net annual household disposable income (equivalised) before housing costs | MSOA, converted to LSOA | 2020 | Income estimates for small areas [104] |
Unemployed | % | Percentage of the unemployed, categorised as “never worked and long-term unemployed” | LSOA | 2021 | National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) [105] |
Fuel.poverty | % | Percentage of households in fuel poverty, measured by the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator | LSOA | 2021 | Fuel poverty statistics [94] |
Social.rented | % | Percentage of housing tenure type being social-rented | LSOA | 2021 | Tenure [106] |