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Searches User Guide: Local information

This information is only contained in the Groundsure Planning and Planview reports. 

Air Quality Management Area 

If property is within an Air Quality Management Area it means that the local objectives on air pollution are unlikely to be achieved. The Local Authority will then put together a plan to improve the air quality called a Local Air Quality Action Plan. https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/aqma/

Data source: DEFRA
Data update schedule: Annually

Air quality

The data presented in the Modelled Air Qualities Readings table is the total estimated concentration of each pollutant in the sector that the site resides in, and the air quality objectives for each pollutant, which are taken from Defra’s LAQM Technical Guidance document. https://laqm.defra.gov.uk/guidance/

Data source: DEFRA
Data update schedule: Annually

Education

This data includes the nearest educational establishments. Further information on an individual school’s performance can be obtained from the Department of Education and Skills www.dfes.gov.uk. This link can be used for both England, Wales and Scotland.

Data source: Government website for England, Scotland and Wales
Data update schedule: Annually

Council tax bands

Council tax bands for the local area and the national average.

Data source: Government website for England, Scotland and Wales
Data update schedule: Annually

Police stations

This dataset identifies the Police Force for the local area and the Community Safety Partnership. Information on local crime statistics can be viewed at: www.police.uk

Data source: Ordnance Survey
Data update schedule: Quarterly

Amenities, Infrastructure and Entertainment

The Amenities, Infrastructure and Entertainment dataset includes bus stops, chemists, cinemas, dentists, doctors, grocery stores, hospitals, household waste sites, nightclubs, post offices, pubs, restaurants, supermarkets, theatres and train stations. All distances quoted are straight line distances.

Data source: Ordnance Survey
Data update schedule: Quarterly