The Place Need Classification was created to identify the places where investment in sport and physical activity can have the greatest impact.
It combines physical activity data from our Active Lives Surveys, as well as wider social data including the index of multiple deprivation (IMD), community need and health inequalities data to help us understand the needs of an area.
This classification considers two key types of need:
- Sport and physical activity need – Areas where people are less active and inequalities in participation are high.
- Social need – Areas where health, wellbeing, and economic outcomes are poorer, meaning that increased activity could have the greatest benefits.
Geographic and age considerations
The classification identifies need at:
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local authority level – where a general level of need exists across a local authority
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neighbourhood level – where specific pockets of need exist within local authorities
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Adults (16+ years) and children and young people (5-15 years).