{"id":5914,"date":"2021-08-12T19:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/?p=5914"},"modified":"2024-08-15T08:55:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:55:57","slug":"visualising-london-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/visualising-london-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Visualising London data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to say something simple about the cost of desk space in London and made it complicated. I made a map showing relative costs, this is how. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Desk Rental<\/h3>\n<p>First get some data, here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220120193625\/https:\/\/blog.realla.co.uk\/what-is-the-cost-per-desk-in-london-offices\">realla<\/a> with 2019 data from which I have made <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1teyUTW_NRgllu9PJZBh8G3GN6ZJj0g8Sieaywo2lg7g\/edit?usp=sharing\">a spreadsheet and chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/london-rents-chart-2019.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5916\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/london-rents-chart-2019.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/london-rents-chart-2019.png 650w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/london-rents-chart-2019-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think these costs are ground rent only, inc. of basic utilities but not including IT or Telco costs. (Let&#8217;s say \u00a335 p.m. for the telco and \u00a350 pm for the laptop, but these are not included in the charts).<\/p>\n<p>Then the Mayor &amp; GLA have made a mapping display tool, this is available <a href=\"https:\/\/data.london.gov.uk\/dataset\/excel-mapping-template-for-london-boroughs-and-wards\">here<\/a>. I have transcribed my data to a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1eepz7DbgvzQS_8yC1gS4UCOC3RJAnAHkMev7AcsvgDc\/edit?usp=sharing\">sheet<\/a> using this as a template. It has the instructions within the sheet and I have produced this map.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5923\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/desktop-rental.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5923 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/desktop-rental.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/desktop-rental.png 700w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/desktop-rental-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cost of office desk rental (London 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/desktop-rental-key.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5924\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/desktop-rental-key.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/desktop-rental-key.png 423w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/desktop-rental-key-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t really tell you anything that&#8217;s not obvious, except perhaps that Southbank is more expensive than you&#8217;d think.<\/p>\n<h3>Income<\/h3>\n<p>And while I was at it, I made one about income,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5922\" style=\"width: 836px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/income-map.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5922 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/income-map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"836\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/income-map.png 836w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/income-map-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/income-map-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Household income by Borough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/income-key.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5921\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/income-key.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/income-key.png 600w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/income-key-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <a name=\"LLR\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Living Rent<\/h3>\n<p>I went from income to the London Living Rent and I made one showing the London Living Rent by ward!<\/p>\n<p>The GLA Template is <a href=\"https:\/\/data.london.gov.uk\/dataset\/excel-mapping-template-for-london-boroughs-and-wards\">here<\/a>. The GLA\u2019s data is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.london.gov.uk\/what-we-do\/housing-and-land\/improving-private-rented-sector\/london-living-rent\">here<\/a>. I am using the figure for a three bedroom property.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/London-Rent-by-Ward.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5926\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/London-Rent-by-Ward.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"915\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/London-Rent-by-Ward.png 915w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/London-Rent-by-Ward-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/London-Rent-by-Ward-768x597.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/London-Rent-Key-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5927\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/London-Rent-Key-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/London-Rent-Key-2.png 558w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/London-Rent-Key-2-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I have enlarged Lewisham,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lewisham-Rent-by-Ward.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5928 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lewisham-Rent-by-Ward-160x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lewisham-Rent-by-Ward-160x300.png 160w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lewisham-Rent-by-Ward.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s remember that the LLR is as much a proxy for income as it is for land value, which is itself driven by the effective demand for housing.<\/p>\n<h3>Green Party Vote<\/h3>\n<p>I did <a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/the-greens-in-london\/\">one for the London Green Vote<\/a>. With the modern versions of excel, i needed to <a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msoffice\/forum\/all\/how-to-unblock-macros-enable-excel-file\/d1b59358-35f7-483c-947a-2fff0bfb5750\">make the folder a &#8216;trusted location&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to say something simple about the cost of desk space in London and made it complicated. 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