Comparisons
Where two UK datasets move together across areas -- and where they don't. Each comparison is real published data, not a claim about cause and effect.
- Housing costs and welfare claims, district by district
Claimant count per 1,000 residents against median sale price, 318 areas, Pearson r = +0.00 - School absence and economic hardship
Pupils persistently absent against claimant count per 1,000 residents, 132 areas, Pearson r = +0.37 - Two ways to measure the same housing market
Median sale price against house prices, 12-month change, 317 areas, Pearson r = -0.60 - Where permissions follow prices
Planning permissions granted per 1,000 residents against median sale price, 295 areas, Pearson r = +0.34