Products and services

Our comprehensive range of products and consultancy services are designed to help organisations understand people and places better.

People think in very different ways about places. Our service gives you the strategic intelligence to recognise the interplay between the economy, society and environment. We have developed techniques for visualising data and bringing it to life. We communicate findings in a way that ecourages 'joined-up' thinking and leads to a shared understanding amongst organisations of key issues and challenges.
Online products and services

Place Profiles: these computer generated reports provide a high level analysis of an area, telling a ‘story of place’.

Local Knowledge: our online research and intelligence service is designed to help users achieve a better understanding of places. It contains the latest data, at different spatial levels, linked to an easy-to-use toolkit.

Customer Knowledge: we provide access to the Output Area Classification, together with resources and support to help users develop a better understanding of citizens, customers and communities.

SMART Observatories: customised versions of Local Knowledge designed to meet specific client needs.


Consultancy services

We also offer a range of research and consultancy services, designed to inform local area analysis and strategy development. These include baseline and benchmarking analysis through to futures and scenario planning exercises.

We help shape visions and strategies for places, including Sustainable Community Strategies, Local Economic Assessments and local Regeneration Strategies.

We also work in the corporate sector, shaping local marketing strategies and informing business location decisions.

Strategic Insight Programmes

We offer integrated Strategic Insight programmes, which bring together a range of our online services, together with advice, support and access to specialist staff as and when needed. Available on annual subscription, the programmes provide a cost effective solution to local research and intelligence needs.