Annual Small Area Population Estimates, 2013

23 Oct 2014 03:16 PM

Key points

• This release marks the first time that all small area population estimates have been published together in a single release. It includes estimates for lower and middle layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs and MSOAs), Westminster parliamentary constituencies, electoral wards and National Parks in England and Wales and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England.
• In mid-2013 there were 34,753 LSOAs in England and Wales with a mean population of 1,640 and 7,201 MSOAs with a mean population of 7,910. The LSOA with the highest median age in mid-2013 was Eastbourne 012B at 70.8 years.
• There are 211 CCGs in England which had a mean population size of 255,300 in mid-2013. The CCG with the largest proportion of the population aged 75 and over was NHS Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford at 13.3%.
• The 573 Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies in England and Wales had a mean population of 99,400 in mid-2013. On average English constituencies tend to have larger populations than Welsh constituencies (means of 101,100 and 77,100 respectively).
• In mid-2013 electoral wards in England and Wales had a mean population of 6,690 although population sizes ranged from 150 in St. Martin’s ward in the Isles of Scilly to 39,690 in Central ward in Sheffield.
• The population of National Parks have an older age structure than England and Wales as a whole. More than 30% of the population of Exmoor and The Broads are aged 65 years or over.
• Small area population estimates are of particular use to central and local government for planning and monitoring services and for the calculation of a range of rates and indicators.

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