Units of Measurement
Each metric on WaInsight is linked to a specific unit that describes the scale of measurement. For example, Air Quality is measured in pm2.5 (particle matter that has diameter less than 2.5 micrometres) and Sold Prices are measured in Pound Sterling (£).
To ensure that the results of any comparison made between your uploaded data and our data are reliable, we first need to make sure that we are both using the same unit of measure. Below you can find a list containing the unit of measure for each dataset that we currently have on WaInsight. Please make sure that any of your data matching the ones listed below are measured in the same unit.
| Metric | Unit(s) of measure |
|---|---|
| Air Quality | Particle matter that has diameter less than 2.5 micrometres (PM2.5) |
| Average Property Size | Square feet, square metres (Sq.ft. & sq.m.) |
| Average Property Value for Space | Pounds per square foot, pounds per square metre (£’s per sq.ft. & £’s per sq.m.) |
| Background Noise | Decibels (Db) |
| Broadband | Megabits per second (Mbps) |
| Business Concentration | Percentage (%) of businesses |
| Communal Establishment | Percentage (%) of communal establishments |
| Council Tax | Pound Sterling (£) |
| Crime | Number of incidents, Incidents per 1000 inhabitants |
| Distance to Closest Train Station | Metres, kilometres (m & km) |
| Distance to Central London | Kilometres (km) |
| Distance to Nearest Town Centre | Metres (m) |
| Dwellings, Households, Spaces and Accommodation Type | Percentage (%) of dwellings |
| Economic Activity | Percentage (%) of residents |
| Ethnic Identity | Percentage (%) of residents |
| General Health and Healthcare Support | Percentage (%) of persons |
| Hotel Accommodation | within 250m |
| Household Composition | Percentage (%) of Households |
| Income | Pound Sterling (£) |
| Industry | Percentage (%) of Persons |
| Job Classifications & Salary Expectations | Pound Sterling (£) |
| Labour Hours | Percentage (%) of Full-time workers |
| Languages Spoken | Percentage (%) of households |
| Living Arrangements | Percentage (%) of Households |
| Lone Parent Households with Dependent Children | Percentage (%) of Lone Parents |
| Male Female Population Proportions | Percentage (%) of Persons |
| Marriage and Civil Partnerships | Percentage (%) of Persons |
| Nearest Supermarkets | Metres (m) |
| Occupations | Percentage (%) of Persons |
| Open Space | Percentage (%) of neighbourhood, Percentage (%) of Open Space |
| Passport Nationalities | Percentage (%) of persons |
| Pet Ownership | Number of pets, Pets per 1000 Inhabitants |
| Population | Number of people |
| Population Age Makeup | Percentage (%) of population |
| Public Transport Bus | Metres, minutes, vehicles per hour (m & mins & vph) |
| Public Transport Overground Rail | Metres & minutes (m & mins) |
| Public Transport Tram | Metres & minutes (m & mins) |
| Public Transport Underground Rail | Metres & minutes (m & mins) |
| Residential Dwelling Density | Population per Dwelling |
| Residential Rental Prices | Pound Sterling (£) |
| Sharing Economy Accommodation | Number of Properties |
| Socio-economic Classification | Percentage (%) of Persons |
| Sold Prices | Pound Sterling (£) |
| Tall Buildings | Number of Buildings |
| Tenure | Percentage (%) of Homes |
| Unemployed Adults With Children | Percentage (%) of households with dependent children |
| Vehicle Registrations | Vehicles per Resident |
| Yield, Capitalisation Rate and Payback | Pound Sterling (£) |