How we measured this
The TPI measures the drivers of wellbeing at local authority level using a broad set of indicators selected from datasets produced by reputable sources such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Fingertips Public Health Data and the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). We select indicators that measure or provide a proxy for the key factors known to have an influence on wellbeing.
The indicators are standardised, transformed and combined to form the TPI scores provided on the scorecards.
The full methodology, indicator calculations, and indicator list for 2022 are available below. Due to COVID-related constraints on data availability and access, some indicators have not been updated for TPI 2022, please see indicator list below. If you have specific questions about how we measure thriving places, please email hello@centreforthrivingplaces.org.
Data acknowledgements
Please refer to the methodology document for a list of data provider acknowledgements.
Frequently asked questions
Can you make the data available at lower levels of geography (e.g. Ward, MSOA, LSOA)?
The TPI is published at Local Authority level, covering both single-tier and two-tier Local Authorities. All of the data in the TPI is secondary data - this means we do not directly measure what's covered in the TPI ourselves; we use existing datasets to populate the TPI (see the indicator list for full list of sources). Those existing datasets do not usually publish data at geographies lower than Local Authority level - so we can't offer most of the indicators in the TPI at lower level geographies. There are some exceptions, such as indicators from the Index of Multiple Deprivation, which go down to LSOA level.
Data for towns
In partnership with Carnegie Trust UK and Power to Change, CTP has delivered a report on Building a Wellbeing Economy Roadmap for Towns and an accompanying Wellbeing Economy Data Guide for Towns.
If you are particularly interested in data for lower level geographies in a particular geographical area, we may be able to support you in developing a bespoke dataset. Contact us
Where's my Local Authority?
Results for England can be found here. Results for Wales can be found here. The most recent changes to Local Authorities are not included in TPI 2022. The new local authorities that are not included are North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. For data on these areas, please see the TPI data for the old local authority area of Northamptonshire, or more specifically at lower tier, Corby, East Northants, Kettering and Wellingborough (North Northamptonshire) or Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire (West Northamptonshire). For more information, please see the Methodology.