Data sources and credits
Last updated: 30 October 2026
Gingerwall's reports are built from public and licensed data. Each report names the sources behind each tab, with links, and says how old the figures are. This page lists them all, with the credits their licences ask us to give.
The data is as good as its source, and some of it is several years old. For example, a school's Ofsted inspection can be years old, and police crime locations are approximate by design. Check anything that matters to your decision with the school, the council or a professional. See section 2 of our Terms.
Public sector data (Open Government Licence)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Source | What we use it for |
|---|---|
| Department for Education: Get Information About Schools; key stage 2, key stage 4 and 16 to 18 results; absence; exclusions; pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs; school workforce; school capacity; applications and offers | Schools: the schools themselves, results, places and first preferences |
| Ofsted: school inspection outcomes | Inspection grades and dates |
| Police.uk | Street-level crime and the local police force. Crime locations are approximate: Police.uk moves each one to a nearby anonymous point |
| HM Land Registry: Price Paid Data | Sold prices. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Office for National Statistics: Postcode Directory and area boundaries | Placing postcodes and drawing areas. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026 |
| Ordnance Survey: OS Open Greenspace | Parks and green space. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; council tax statistics | Crime context and council tax |
| Department for Transport: NaPTAN; Transport Connectivity Metric; road congestion statistics | Stops and stations, connectivity, rush-hour driving |
| Defra: strategic noise mapping (2022) | Road, rail and aircraft noise |
| NHS England: A&E attendances | Nearest A&E |
| Care Quality Commission | Care homes and their ratings, when you ask for them |
| Electoral Commission | The 2016 EU referendum result |
Other open data
| Source | Licence and credit |
|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap | Maps, and driving, walking and cycling times. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence |
| postcodes.io | Postcode lookups, built on ONS and OS data (credits above) |
| UK Parliament | MPs and general election results. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 |
| Democracy Club | Local election results, mayors and upcoming elections. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 |
| Open Council Data UK | Which party controls each council. Public domain data from Open Council Data UK (Lawson Data Services Ltd) |
| GEOLYTIX Retail Points | Nearest supermarket. Open data from GEOLYTIX, with thanks; no licence conditions |
| Wikimedia Commons | Area photos; each photo shows its author and licence |
Licensed commercial data
| Source | What we use it for |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Public transport journey times, nearby places, and route maps. Journey times are shown with the words "Google Maps" next to them. We may not keep them, so a kept report fetches them again when you open it |
| PropertyData | Homes advertised for sale and to rent, asking prices, rents and market activity. The adverts belong to the estate and letting agents who published them; we link to each one |
What the sources don't cover
We do not check the data ourselves before it reaches your report, and the AI model that writes the report can make mistakes when it describes it. Where a figure is missing or out of date, the report says so.