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AB42 vs DT2

Overall measures differ. Gaps below are by category, not a ranking of the places.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

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AB42

51% used

The above measure is driven mainly by flood risk and air quality. Healthcare further away or longer published waits.

How this 63 was calculated

  • Transport

    45/100·33% of the measure

    No station within reach; 2 bus stops within a 10 minute walk

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published October 2026. Measured for the AB42 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    94/100·22% of the measure

    No designated flood warning area nearby

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published October 2026. Measured for the AB42 postcode district.

  • Broadband

    66/100·22% of the measure

    45% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the AB42 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    32/100·14% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 3.7 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published October 2026. Measured for the AB42 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    93/100·10% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 3.2 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the AB42 postcode district.

Not counted for this area

Schools, Housing market, Amenities, Green space, Council tax. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 51% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

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A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

7% of measure

DT2 measures 28 points higher, meaning closer healthcare and shorter published waits.

AB42

32/100

Nearest GP practice 3.7 miles away

A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

20% of measure

AB42 is not measured here.

AB42

Not measured here

Higher is always the stronger published result on that measure. See the weightings. Missing categories are dropped from that area’s overall figure, not scored as zero. Crime and other context stay on each report.

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