Latest estimates of personal wellbeing now available

Statistical bulletin: Personal well-being in the UK: April 2017 to March 2018

Estimates of life satisfaction, feeling that the things done in life are worthwhile, happiness and anxiety at the UK, country, regional and local authority level.

This latest publication identifies how factors such as health, access to services and crime levels may affect how people rate their well-being in different parts of the UK. This can help local authorities and other organisations to better understand where services could be targeted to help improve the well-being of people in their area.

Useful links:

• Statistical bulletin
• Local authority level dataset

• Related information from the What Works Centre for Wellbeing on factors that contribute to personal wellbeing in local areas, provides information on ONS's collaboration with the UK charity Happy City and the use of the Thriving Places Index (TPI) as a framework of measuring what matters at a local level.

• A local authority level report on 'Personal Wellbeing in Your Area' using LG Inform.