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Find data on Birmingham Observatory

We publish a range of data on our Birmingham City Observatory website that you can download, reuse and redistribute under the terms of the Open Government Licence for public sector information.

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Data topics

The table shows data and reports available by topic on Birmingham City Observatory.

Topic Links to data

Economy

Data on the economic performance, growth indicators, and fiscal health of the region.

View economy datasets

View economy publications

Education

Data on educational institutions, student performance, and access to education.

View education datasets

View education publications

Employment

Employment rates, job market trends, and workforce demographics in the region.

View employment datasets

View employment publications

Environment

Data on environmental quality, sustainability initiatives, and natural resource management.

View environment datasets

View environment publications

Health

Data on health conditions and services.

View health datasets

View health publications

Housing

Information on housing availability, affordability, and residential development trends.

View housing datasets

View housing publications

Transport

Information on transportation infrastructure, public transit usage, and mobility patterns.

View transport datasets

View transport publications

Equality

Resources on inequality and outcomes across different social groups, capturing disparities in income, wealth, education, health, and access to services.

View equality datasets

View equality publications

Performance

Council and partner performance data and insights.

View performance datasets

View performance publications

Popular datasets

The following datasets are the most downloaded from the Birmingham Observatory website.

LSOA (2021) to Ward (2022) to Constituency (2024) to LA Best Fit.

LG Inform Period Date Table.

Postcodes (Latest) - WMCA.

Recent data updates

Council corporate performance.

Council owned housing stock.


Page last updated: 5 May 2026

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