This dataset provides 2001 Census estimates that classify households in England and Wales in area and those having moved from area to within the UK in the past year by household composition by migration of households (OA/Ward Only). The estimates are as at census day, 29 April 2001.

The term 'area' refers to the particular area level being shown in the table. So, in the case of a table for a ward, this will mean the term 'area' translates to the name of the ward.

Persons under one year old take the migration characteristics of their next of kin, i.e. a household containing a child under one year old where all other people in the household have not moved in the last year is recorded as 'whole household lived at the same address one year ago' rather than a partly moving household.

A wholly moving household is one where all members of the household have moves from the same address.

Partly moving households' include households where no household member had a usual address one year ago.

One year ago is one year before Census day (29 April 2001).

A dependent child is a person in a household aged 0 to 15 (whether or not in a family) or a person aged 16 to 18 who is a full-time student in a family with parent(s).

Figures have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data