It’s your data, you already have it
- Every local authority in England and Wales helps to maintain the national address and street databases and has their own local version
- Local authorities are the first to know about local changes. That’s because you have the statutory responsibility for granting planning permission and the naming and numbering of new streets and properties. Every local authority uses this information to help maintain its Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG), a database containing the official, legally known address and location for all properties within your authority
- You have a Custodian who manages that data, daily. It’s your data, you already have it and you also have experts who can show you how to use it.
So, how well are you using address data and its UPRN?
- This document walks you through how well your authority is utilising address data and its UPRN
- Integration refers to how well address data and its UPRN are being used (relied upon, updated and handled)
- Address data is typically used by software systems used to deliver your authority’s services to residents, but any department using an address has the potential to use the UPRN.
- The information is based upon your authority’s responses to the GeoPlace annual improvement schedule survey 2023-24 and previous years, completed by your designated Authority Address Custodian or other authorised individual.
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How well are you using address data and its UPRNs?
This document walks you through how well your authority is utilising address data and its UPRNs. This document is an example report for a non-existent authority, but we have developed a bespoke report for every local authority in England and Wales. Contact us for yours.
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UPRN: a guide for councils
UPRNs should be fundamental to all data matching and, therefore, to all data analysis. This would ensure that disparate data sets and innovative applications of data can be blended to provide insight and understanding about residents and businesses, which is needed to deliver area-based services effectively on the ground
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Find my local address and street custodian
The LGA has developed a tool to help you find your local address and street Custodian. The ‘find my custodian’ service enables you to identify quickly who your custodian is, to support with enhancements of your case management systems, which is a precursor to making better use of data and improving service delivery in your local area
Guidance
A guide for councillors
At its heart, every local authority service uses address and street data to fulfil its remit. Your responsibilities focus on where your constituents live – and this means details about location hold the key to solving multiple problems. Find out why you should be interested in address and street data
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Derive efficiencies and insight from the data you didn’t know you had
All councils have an incredible pool of data at their disposal. Find a series of resources designed to support your data journey.
