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What the figures for Nelson cover

Every figure on this site comes from official or open public data. This page shows, for each one, the area it covers, the period, the source and when we last updated it.

Local figures are for Nelson community, home to 4,472 people at the 2021 census. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from the centre of Nelson.

Figure by figure

FigureCoversPeriodSourceLast updated
PopulationUsual residents of NelsonCensus 2021ONS Census 20211 Nov 2026
PropertyResidential sales at postcodes in Nelson12 months to Sept 2026HM Land Registry Price Paid Data31 Oct 2026
CrimeCrimes reported in the 3 neighbourhood areas (census LSOAs) covering Nelson; the rate is per 1,000 residents of those areas12 months to Aug 2026police.uk31 Oct 2026
BroadbandPostcodes in NelsonSpeeds measured 2023, availability 2025Ofcom Connected Nations30 Sept 2026
SchoolsOpen schools in Nelson, plus the nearest others within 5 km of NelsonPupils from the January school censusWelsh Government, via DataMapWales, My Local School and Estyn8 Oct 2026
Food hygieneFood businesses at postcodes in NelsonLatest inspection for each businessFood Standards Agency2 Nov 2026
BusinessesActive companies with their registered office in Nelson. A registered office is not always where a company trades.Current registerCompanies House2 Nov 2026
Local tradesActive companies whose main activity is a trade, registered in the CF46 postcode district, those in Nelson firstCurrent registerCompanies House2 Nov 2026
PlanningApplications within 5 km of the centre of NelsonLast 12 monthsPlanIt, from council planning registers2 Nov 2026
Flood riskThe kilometre square around the centre of Nelson; nearest river measured from the centreFlood Risk Assessment Wales 2026Natural Resources Wales (FRAW), OS Open Rivers2 Nov 2026
TransportThe stations nearest to Nelson, with walking routes from its centreDepartures liveNational Rail, NaPTAN, OpenStreetMapLive
WeatherThe location of NelsonLive forecastMET NorwayLive
National comparisonsEngland and Wales (broadband: the UK), worked out from the same datasets as the local figuresSame periods as aboveOur own calculation2 Nov 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right (postcodes, from the ONS Postcode Directory). Map and route data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Weather from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Live departures from National Rail. Planning data from planit.org.uk.