Data sources

Below is a description of all of the data sets that have been visualised on the Oldham Energy Futures data dashboard.

Place

Ward name

Description: The names of Oldham’s local authority areas, typically used for electoral purposes.

Source: Oldham Council

Ward boundary

Description: The boundary of Oldham’s local authority areas, typically used for electoral purposes.

Source: Oldham Council

Neighbourhood name labels

Description: Neighbourhood area names as mapped by Oldham Council

Source: Oldham Council

Neighbourhood boundaries

Description: Neighbourhood area boundaries as mapped by Oldham Council

Source: Oldham Council

Buildings

Dwelling age

Description: The average age of buildings built in Oldham

Source: Consumer Data Research Centre

Dataset: Dwelling Age Groups and Counts

Further info: https://data.cdrc.ac.uk/dataset/dwelling-ages-and-prices/resource/dwelling-age-group-counts-lsoa

Non-residential buildings

Description: Location, position and size of non-residential buildings by type

Source: Open Street Map (filtered all buildings by type)

Further info: https://www.openstreetmap.org/export

EPCS ratings (general)

Description: EPC rating of residential buildings. These EPCs were completed when the property was sold, rented or constructed.

Source: MHCLG / Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales

Further info: https://epc.opendatacommunities.org

EPCs ratings (eco)

Description: EPC rating of residential buildings. These EPCs were completed as part of the UK government’s ECO scheme.

Source: MHCLG / Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales

Further info: https://epc.opendatacommunities.org

Impact

Air quality

Description: Low to high rated areas of air pollution by neighbourhood areas.

Source: Consumer Data Research Centre

Dataset: Assess to Healthy Assets and Hazards (AHAH)

Further info: https://data.cdrc.ac.uk/dataset/access-healthy-assets-hazards-ahah

Fuel poverty

Description: Fuel poverty 2019 data measured as low income low energy efficiency (LILEE). Under the UK government’s definition a household is seen as living in fuel poverty if they have a residual income below the poverty line (after accounting for required fuel costs) and live in a home that has an energy efficiency rating below B and C.

BEIS: Sub-regional fuel poverty data 2021

Dataset: Sub-regional fuel poverty, 2019 data (Table 3)

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2021

Electricity prepayment meters

Description: Individuals registered with using pre-payment meters for energy (filtered by postcode)

Source: UK Government

Further info: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electric-prepayment-meter-statistics

Housing

Sholver

Description: Location, position and size of residential buildings in the Sholver neighbourhood.

Source: Urbed

Westwood

Description: Location, position and size of residential buildings in the Westwood neighbourhood.

Source: Urbed

Social housing

Description: Concentration of social housing. For a more detailed picture see Oldham in profile paper.

Source: Oldham Council

Heat

Gas demand

Description: Median gas consumption by neighbourhood ranked as low, medium and high consumer areas.

Source: BEIS: Sub-national electricity consumption data

Data set: Postcode level gas statistics: 2019 (experimental)

Land

Green spaces

Description: Location of green spaces as identified by Open Street Map.

Source: Open Street Map 

Further info: https://www.openstreetmap.org/export

Transport

Bus stops

Description: Location of all bus stops in Oldham

Source: Data scraped from web sources

Metro & rail stops

Description: Metro Stops and Rail Stations located in Oldham

Source: Transport for Greater Manchester

Further info: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/8faea7ee-eb7d-43dd-b1d4-f01aac4c44d3/metrolink-stops-and-rail-stations

Work & Jobs

Description: Existing buildings and maintenance trade organisations based in Oldham. These organisations could play a role in delivering energy efficiency upgrades for Oldham’s homes and buildings.

Source: Companies house

Further info: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/

These data sources are used as course content in the diagnosis workshops (no. 1-4). Later in the project we will release a facilitators guide with more details.

If you would like to access the raw data sets please contact laura@carbon.coop.

Electricity infrastructure

Electricity North West asset boundaries
Electricity North West

Electricity North West auxiliary cables
Electricity North West

Electricity North West cables
Electricity North West

Electricity North West substations
Electricity North West

Electricity North West transmission towers
Electricity North West

Electricity transmission over head lines
National Grid
https://www.nationalgridet.com/network-and-assets/network-route-maps

Electricity transmission substation sites
National Grid

Electricity transmission towers
National Grid
https://www.nationalgridet.com/network-and-assets/network-route-maps

Electricity transmission underground cables
National Grid
https://www.nationalgridet.com/network-and-assets/network-route-maps

Gas transmission pipelines
National Grid
https://www.nationalgridgas.com/land-and-assets/network-route-maps

Gas transmission sites
National Grid
https://www.nationalgridgas.com/land-and-assets/network-route-maps

These data sources are used as course content in the diagnosis workshops (no. 1, 2 & 3). Later in the project we will release a facilitators guide with more details.

Council owned land and assets

Greater Manchester council land and building assets
Publisher: Greater Manchester local authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Wigan). No data was supplied by Stockport or Trafford. Individual data files are provided by each local authority to GMCA (previously New Economy) and compiled by Salford City Council.

These data sources are used as course content in the diagnosis workshops (no. 1-4). Later in the project we will release a facilitators guide with more details.

Transport

Bee Network: approved comments
Transport for Greater Manchester
Sourced from the public, moderated by TfGM and released on MappingGM.

Bee Network: Beeways
Transport for Greater Manchester
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/094fa881-5c33-421d-8995-7e182aea3a88/bee-network

Bee Network: Busy Beeways
Transport for Greater Manchester
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/094fa881-5c33-421d-8995-7e182aea3a88/bee-network

Bee Network: Confirmed infrastructure
Publisher:
Transport for Greater Manchester
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/094fa881-5c33-421d-8995-7e182aea3a88/bee-network

Bee Network: Crossing points
Transport for Greater Manchester
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/094fa881-5c33-421d-8995-7e182aea3a88/bee-network

Bee Network: Existing parklets
Transport for Greater Manchester

Bee Network: Filtered neighbourhoods (mini Holland cells)
Transport for Greater Manchester
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/094fa881-5c33-421d-8995-7e182aea3a88/bee-network

Bee Network: Parklet suggestions
Transport for Greater Manchester

Bee Network: Severance line
Transport for Greater Manchester
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/094fa881-5c33-421d-8995-7e182aea3a88/bee-network

Bus routes
Transport for Greater Manchester
http://data.gov.uk/dataset/bus-routes-1-25-000-scale-map-data
Source (metadata):
http://odata.tfgm.com/opendata/downloads/BusRouteMaps/BusRouteMapsSupportingInfo.pdf

Cycle hubs
Transport for Greater Manchester
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/e3236cd9-48c7-44c6-9c6e-efd76b67d8e5/gm-cycle-hubs

Cycle Network (TfGM)
Transport for Greater Manchester
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/655a1680-fe40-44c0-832f-131067256db6/gm-cycle-routes

These data sources are used as course content in the diagnosis workshops (no. 1 & 4). Later in the project we will release a facilitators guide with more details.

Sholver Energy Community Map

This map includes a summary of data mapped during the community workshops including:

• Places of value (WS1)
• Community initiatives (WS2)
• EPCs activity (WS2)
• Barriers to home energy efficiency upgrades on specific sites (WS2)
• Barriers to active travel (WS3)
• Existing renewables sites (WS4)
• Barriers to renewables sites (WS4)

And some additional data sets mapped by the Oldham Energy Futures team including:

1. Existing external wall insulation on local buildings
2. Solar panels
3. Schools / Colleges
4. Hospitals
5. Large local businesses
6. Buildings with large roof spaces
7. Under utilised green spaces

Westwood Energy Community Map

This map includes a summary of data mapped during the community workshops including:

• Places of value (WS1)
• Community initiatives (WS2)
• EPCs activity (WS2)
• Barriers to home energy efficiency upgrades on specific sites (WS2)
• Barriers to active travel (WS3)
• Existing renewables sites (WS4)
• Barriers to renewables sites (WS4)

And some additional data sets mapped by the Oldham Energy Futures team including:

1. Existing external wall insulation on local buildings
2. Solar panels
3. Schools / Colleges
4. Hospitals
5. Large local businesses
6. Buildings with large roof spaces
7. Under utilised green spaces

If you would like to access the raw data sets please contact laura@carbon.coop.