A baseline study of Charnwood's economy was carried out by ECOTEC in 2004 and has been updated in 2006.

This report from Leicestershire County Council provides a detailed profile of the borough and includes demography, ethnicity, economy and travel to work amongst others.

Simply type in the postcode or name of the place to obtain a summary of that area.

Leicester Shire Intelligence (LSI) is an exciting partnership venture for Leicestershire. The purpose of LSI is to provide high quality research and intelligence about the sub-region. It acts as a central point for economic information for Leicestershire, providing key statistics, analysis and access to quality assured research projects

These maps are available at the LSORA web site but users first need to register on the site.

This table from ONS gives annual predictions of Charnwood's population (and for other districts in England) to the year 2029. Data for Charnwood starts at line 881 of the spreadsheet. In the next 20 years, its population is expected to grow from the current 160,000 to over 175,000 and the percentage of its population over 65 will rise from 15% to 21%. The main link gives a variety of more detailed information across the country. Mid-year population estimates for all areas for mid-2006

Local authority health profiles are designed to show the health of people in each local authority area, and include comparisons with other similar populations. They are produced by Public Health Observatories.

Latest findings from the Scarborough Tourism Economic Activity Monitor (STEAM) for Leicester City and Leicestershire. Estimates the economic impact of tourism. Provides a comprehensive analysis of tourism revenue, tourist days and employment, broken down by Districts, including Charnwood.

A study by consultants Roger Tym & partners of likely future needs for employment land and property in Charnwood (see also survey of whole city & county below)

This Statistical Release provides information on residential development in England up to 2005, including performance against the Government’s national target that by 2008, 60 per cent of new dwellings should be provided on previously-developed land and through conversions of existing buildings. Comparing 1997–2000 with 2001–2004, the East Midlands showed the largest increase in average proportions of new dwellings built on previously-developed land at 14%, although all regions have shown increases. This is effectively a measure of loss of employment (usually industrial) land to housing. For Charnwood the increase was from 55% to 72%, well above the Government target, the highest in Leicestershire and among the highest six in the East Midlands. Partly as a result of this, Charnwood is now a net exporter of labour rather than being a focus of employment.

A Powerpoint presentation on some of the benefits of locating your business in Charnwood

Results of a household survey commissioned by Leics. LSC

Includes ward and other breakdowns

Breakdown of claimants for Incapacity Benefit down to ward level

Travel to work data for Charnwood taken from 2001 Census. Includes destinations of those residents travelling out of Charnwood to work and homes of those travelling in to work

Data from NOMIS including
Resident population
In employment / unemployed
Economically inactive
Employment by occupation
Qualifications
Earnings by residence
Working-age benefits
Jobs (total jobs / employee jobs)
VAT registered businesses

Registrations and De-Registrations for Charnwood Borough, all Local Authorities and all Parliamentary constituencies

This document produced by the Valuations Office Agency gives the changes in total business rates in Charnwood between 2000 and 2005, broken down by type of business and tells an interesting story. Whilst national news tells us that manufacturing is in decline, the sector appears to have expanded in Charnwood and on this measure still represents about 30% of Charnwood's business base. Similarly despite a growth in hypermarkets, other shops and retail have also increased. Mineral extraction industries have also expanded here over this period. Despite a generaly low investment in R&D in the East Midlands, laboratories have increased by 23% in Charnwood. Perhaps less surprising is a growth in pubs and pub restaurants, in education and training establishments. For the gross change in business rates for Charnwood and other local authorities between 2000 and 2005 see VOA link

Revised in 2006

Profile of the East Loughborough priority neighbourhood

Employment Land Workshop, Walkers Stadium, 9th June 2008

This study attempts to predict employment land and property needs across the City and County until 2026, taking into account changes in employment in the different sectors and the likely effect of climate change upon travel to work.

A study by consultants SQW of likely future needs for employment land and property across the city and county. This is an overview and complements the ones carried out for each area, including Charnwood. It considers the impact of such factors as the growth of the city upon surrounding districts.

Includes data for Bishop Meadow estate and compares with other business parks in the County.

Changes over the years 1998 to 2004, broken down by industrial sector

Executive Summary giving an analysis of the County's rural economy and the contribution it makes in each District
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Find out how well we are doing - twice yearly surveys of business carried out by LSEP. This covers issues such as general business conditions, sales, profits, exports, business concerns, price pressures and labour costs, skills shortages, etc.

The Leicester Shire Online Research Atlas
Statistics about Leicester and Leicestershire. There are proposals for this to merge with Leicestershire Intelligence to give a one-stop shop of both statistics and reports and interpretation about the area.

A report published in Feb. 2006 by Leics. County Council.

Incapacity benefit (IB) has become an increasingly important issue in the UK labour market and around 2.67m sick and disabled people claim incapacity benefit in the UK. According to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), although claimant rates have stayed relatively stable in recent years, it has more than doubled since the late 1970’s when around 700,000 people were claiming it. This report outlines the position regarding Incapacity Benefit in Leicestershire

This table from ONS gives annual predictions of Leicestershire's population (and for other counties in England) to the year 2029. Data for Leicestershire starts at line 368 of the spreadsheet. In the next 20 years, its population is expected to grow from the current 633,000 to over 706,000

Document produced for the LSC. This comprehensive survey looks at attitudes to and needs for learning

This document has been designed by the ONS to provide links to web based sources of information that can be used to find evidence at regional and sub regional levels and gives a brief description of what the website aims to provide. Contains links on a wide variety of information.

Monthly reports from Intelligence East Midlands on the international, national and regional business climate

Contains chapters on Social, Economic, Environmental and Spatial aspects. The Economic chapter discusses Employment, Learning and Skills, Enterprise and Innovation, Modern Economic Structure

East Midlands Strategy for Sustainable Development

Supporting documents for the IRS

The East Midlands Integrated Toolkit (EMIT) has been developed to assist decision makers, planners and developers throughout the region to evaluate the impacts of their plans, policies and projects on the region’s sustainable development objectives. These objectives are set out in the Integrated Regional Strategy (IRS), the sustainable development framework for the region.

The toolkit covers sustainability issues such as climate change impacts, protection of the rural landscape, health impacts and social equity issues. It aims to provide information to help activities in the region contribute towards an improved and sustained sense of human well being.

The East Midlands Regional Plan (officially known as the 'Regional Spatial Strategy') provides a long term development strategy for the Region over a 15-20 year period. It covers the scale and distribution of new housing, priorities for the environment, transport, infrastructure, economic development, agriculture, minerals extraction, waste treatment and disposal.

This study by Roger Tym & partners was commissioned by EMRA with the following objectives:-
- To forecast future requirements for employment (B-use Class) land to 2021 and 2026 by Housing Market Area (HMA) based upon economic employment forecasts commissioned from Experian by emda
- To compare this with the current planned supply of employment land, based on information from the RSS Annual Monitoring Report.
- Based on this analyis, to propose indicative employment land requirements by HMA and local authority area, to inform the emerging Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) and Local Development Frameworks.

This report by Experian was commissioned by emda to look at the potential impact of housing options on the regional economy and employment land.

This evidence base published by emda presents a wide range of statistics and information on the demography, economy, labour market, social conditions, infrastructure and environment of rural areas in the East Midlands.

A report from the University of Warwick finds that migrant workers make a 'very significant' contribution to the East Midlands economy, at 9.5% of regional GVA (Gross Value Added) in 2005. They also make up almost 8% of the region's working age population (approx 195,000 people) compared to 11% nationally.

The report states that 'the migrant contribution to GVA is higher than average in a number of sectors, including hotels and restaurants, health and social work and manufacturing'.

This research, commissioned by the East Midlands Development Agency (emda), was carried out by the Institute for Employment Research (IER) at the University of Warwick. According to the findings, migrants make a 'very significant' contribution to the East Midlands economy - at 9.6% of regional Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2005. They also make up almost 8% of the region's working age population (approx 195,000 people) compared to 11% nationally.

The report states that 'the migrant contribution to GVA is higher than average in a number of sectors, including hotels and restaurants, health and social work and manufacturing'.

A report from Experian analysing patterns of travel within, into and out of the region.

This report commissioned by emda examines the different funding regimes for public realm improvements and the impact that such improvements can have upon the local economy.

Apart from this link on local economies (including land, property and planning, business development, communications infrastructure and social enterprise) the site also contains sections on housing and environment, worklessness, education, crime and health.

It contains many case studies

This website identifies and signposts the datasets available for targeting, monitoring, priority setting and performance management at a neighbourhood level.

LEDIS is an international library of local economic development case studies and initiatives from around the world. Charnwood Borough Council subscribes to LEDIS and can obtain individual case studies if required.

Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) is an independent think-doing organisation involved in regeneration, local economic development and local governance. CLES brings together a network of subscribing organisations, which includes regeneration partnerships, local authorities, regional bodies, community groups and voluntary organisations. CLES is a charitable organisation and combines an information and briefing service, policy development, events and a consultancy arm.

The Neighbourhood Statistics Analysis Toolkit is suitable for anyone using Neighbourhood Statistics to carry out research. It will help you plan your work and choose appropriate data, and apply the appropriate statistical techniques for the circumstances.

Review by DCLG of systems in LAs, including LSORA.
National sources of information are valuable, but these are increasingly being supplemented with data from local sources collected by local information systems. These systems have a strong focus on meeting the data requirements of local policymakers and citizens by enabling users to interrogate, map, analyse and download local and national datasets.

This report looks at those systems and how they can be used to enhance performance at all stages of the policy design and delivery process.

The quality of the public realm is important not only for visitors to a city but also for residents. The principal economic benefits arising from investment in the public realm include: attracting investment; increasing land and property values; attracting visitors; increasing tourism; improving productivity; and, enhancing image.

This study - carried out on emda's behalf by ECOTEC - provides guidance to help inform future developments. In partnership with Regeneration East Midlands (REM), emda is now finalising a guide which will incorporate the toolkit identified in the study. This will help those involved in approving funding for future public realm related schemes.