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Attribution & data licences
Acreright is built entirely on already-public open data. We add structure, honesty and provenance — we don't own the underlying datasets. Every figure in an area report is credited to its source and date; the full licence obligations for those sources are below. See how the figures are computed on the methodology page.
Required attributions
- Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
- Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains ONS, Royal Mail and OS data © Crown copyright and database right (ONSPD).
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Census, Indices of Deprivation, ONS boundaries, police.uk, Ofsted/DfE, NHS/OHID, Ofcom, Defra, Environment Agency, planning.data.gov.uk, FSA, council tax and more).
- Map, amenity, health, station and EV-point data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
- Rail timetable data © RSP/ATOC, licensed under CC-BY 2.0 (England & Wales).
- Radon: contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI; UKHSA.
- Council political control compiled by Open Council Data UK (opencouncildata.co.uk) — credited to the compiler; the underlying facts are uncopyrightable.
Sources by dataset
| In the report | Source | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Property prices & transactions | HM Land Registry Price Paid | OGL v3.0 |
| Energy performance & floor area | EPC — Open Data Communities (DLUHC) | OGL v3.0 |
| Unique property reference & coordinates | OS Open UPRN / OS OpenMap Local | OS OpenData (OGL) |
| Postcodes, wards, parishes, constituencies | ONS Postcode Directory (ONSPD) | OGL v3.0 |
| Area & boundary geometry | ONS Open Geography (LSOA / LAD / county) | OGL v3.0 |
| Demographics | ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) | OGL v3.0 |
| Deprivation | English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (IoD2025, MHCLG) — LSOA 2021, bridged to 2011 | OGL v3.0 |
| Crime & policing | police.uk / Home Office | OGL v3.0 |
| Schools & inspections | GIAS + Ofsted + DfE performance | OGL v3.0 |
| Health & care facilities / outcomes | NHS ODS + OHID Fingertips + CQC | OGL v3.0 |
| Broadband | Ofcom Connected Nations | OGL v3.0 |
| Air quality | Defra modelled background pollution | OGL v3.0 |
| Road & rail noise (Lden exposure) | Defra strategic noise mapping (Round 4, 2022) | OGL v3.0 |
| Flood risk (planning + surface water) | Environment Agency | OGL v3.0 |
| Historic landfill | Environment Agency | OGL v3.0 |
| Radon potential | UKHSA / British Geological Survey (Indicative Atlas) | OGL v3.0 |
| Coal / ground stability | Mining Remediation Authority | OGL v3.0 |
| Planning constraints & listed buildings | planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG) + Historic England | OGL v3.0 |
| Green spaces (map fill) | OS Open Greenspace | OS OpenData (OGL) |
| Council tax & precepts | GOV.UK / MHCLG + local authorities + GLA | OGL v3.0 |
| Food hygiene | Food Standards Agency | OGL v3.0 |
| Amenities, health, stations & EV points | OpenStreetMap contributors | ODbL |
| Rail journey times (timetable) | National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG) | CC-BY 2.0 |
| Council political control & seats | Open Council Data UK | Compiler's own terms |
| Companies registered (local economy) | Companies House — Free Company Data Product | Free — no use restrictions |
Licences: OGL = Open Government Licence v3.0 · ODbL = Open Database Licence · CC-BY = Creative Commons Attribution. Figures are indicative, not a valuation.