This strategic evidence base combines data, research, and local insights to underpin the North East Local Growth Plan, to highlight how we can grow our economy, support our businesses and improve living standards for people across our region.
The Local Growth Plan is a 10-year plan that sets out the vision for the North East so it is known as the home of real opportunity and a region where everyone thrives.
North East emissions more than halved from 2005 to 2023, with the industry sector contributing the largest emissions decrease.
The North East region has the 2nd highest rate of public transport trips per person outside of London, and the highest rate of local bus trips.
As of mid-2024, the North East’s population was about two million residents.
The National Travel Survey is a household survey of residents of England travelling within Great Britain. It is designed to monitor long-term trends in personal travel and is the primary source of data on English travel patterns.
This new measure provides a snapshot of the neighbourhood condition against five types of need. We break down the data and explore what this means for the North East's neighbourhoods and how they rank against these benchmarks.
These pages present analysis of the latest English Indices of Deprivation (November 2025), showing how deprivation is distributed across the North East Combined Authority using population‑weighted analysis. An accompanying Additional Analysis page explores rural–urban differences, comparisons with other Combined Authorities, and income deprivation affecting children and older people (IDACI and IDOPI).
Find data, commentary, and research on all aspects of the regional economy. Evidence is categorised by theme, and some appears under more than one heading. The hub's Evidence by Theme page includes links to the full set of available theme pages
The resident population of the North East, including age breakdowns.
The health and well-being of the resident population of the North East.
Employment, non-workers and pay - with industry sector and occupation breakdowns.
Education at all levels, adult skills, and training.
Transport trends, patronage and customer satisfaction on public transport, use of cars and private vehicles.