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Great Britain · neighbourhood by neighbourhood

Understand your local carbon footprint

Free, research-based tools for communities, planners, and policymakers working towards net zero.

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How to use the site

Three steps for anyone new to Carbon & Place.

1

Find your area

Enter a postcode above for a combined local report, or open a tool and click any neighbourhood on the map.

2

Explore the tools

Each tool covers a different subject. Colour the map by any measure and open the detailed reports.

3

Compare and share

Compare your neighbourhood with its local authority, ward, and constituency, then share any view by copying the web address.

Explore the tools

Five tools, and the original calculator

Every tool has help buttons that explain each map and chart, and the manual covers everything in more depth. Beta tools give an early look at features still in development, so treat their results with care and please report any problems on GitHub. All the analysis code is open, and the repositories are listed in the Carbon & Place organisation.

Place-Based Carbon Calculator map
Carbon footprints

Place-Based Carbon Calculator v2

The new version, with updated data and wider coverage. See how neighbourhood carbon footprints vary across Great Britain.

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Transport and accessibility map
Travel & access

Transport & Accessibility Explorer

Transport is the largest source of UK greenhouse gas emissions, and the slowest sector to decarbonise. Examine how travel options and accessibility vary across the country.

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Retrofit explorer map
Buildings & energy

Retrofit Explorer

British homes are among the least energy efficient in western Europe. Explore detailed data on buildings, their energy use, and their running costs.

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Land ownership map
Ownership

Land Ownership Explorer

Who owns land shapes how it is used. Explore Land Registry data on company and overseas ownership in England and Wales.

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Land use and planning map
Land & planning

Land Use & Planning Explorer

How land is used affects housing, farming, and nature. Explore planning designations, environmental constraints, and protected places.

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Legacy Place-Based Carbon Calculator
Archive

Place-Based Carbon Calculator (legacy)

The original 2020 tool from CREDS, covering England. Now being archived ahead of the new version above.

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More detail

Learn more and reuse the data

The manual

Explains how to use each tool and provides the background context and methods behind the maps.

Read the manual

Data downloads

Much of our data is free to download and reuse under an open licence for your own analysis.

Browse data

Funded and developed with the help of:

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