HOW HAS YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY PERFORMED SINCE COVID?
This interactive map shows how the volume of economic output has changed across UK local authority districts. The default view compares total real gross value added (GVA) in 2024 with 2019, giving a picture of local economic performance through the pandemic and subsequent recovery.
Use the controls to change the industry or the start and end years. Click any local authority to see its growth rate, rank and annual path. The data are chained-volume estimates, so the changes shown are in real terms rather than reflecting price increases.
THE UNEVEN GEOGRAPHY OF RECOVERY
Across the 310 local authorities for which the 2019–2024 comparison is available, the median increase in real GVA was 3.7%. But that average masks a strikingly uneven recovery. Basingstoke and Deane recorded the strongest increase at 51.6%, followed by Hackney (35.9%) and North Warwickshire (30.1%). At the other end of the distribution, Brentwood (-16.5%), Ashfield (-16.0%) and Kensington and Chelsea (-12.0%) remained well below their 2019 level.
The map is designed to move beyond a single league table. Changing the industry reveals how much local outcomes depend on economic structure, while changing the years distinguishes the immediate COVID shock from the pace and durability of recovery.
HOW TO USE THE MAP
- Select an industry, or keep “All industries” for total GVA.
- Choose any start and end year between 1998 and 2024.
- Hover over an area for a quick result; click it for the full annual profile and UK rank.
- Use the download button to save the figures behind your selected view.
A NOTE ON UNAVAILABLE AREAS
Some local authorities are shown as unavailable because values in the current ONS release are suppressed or affected by a known conversion issue in selected ITL1 files. These areas are kept visible on the map and are not treated as zero growth. ONS has indicated that a corrected dataset will follow; the map can then be updated without changing the page.
METHOD AND DATA
Growth is calculated directly from the ONS chained-volume GVA values as: ((end-year GVA ÷ start-year GVA) − 1) × 100. Chained-volume measures remove the effect of price change and are therefore the appropriate series for comparing economic growth through time. Figures are shown only where both selected years are available.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Regional gross value added (balanced) by industry: local authorities by ITL1 region, Table 2, released 23 September 2026. Local authority boundaries are aligned to the geography used in the release.
Analysis and interactive map: New Horizon Economics.