Driving local
growth through data.

About YEP

The Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP) is YHODA’s free data analytics platform. It hosts a suite of data dashboards and resources that support local governments and communities to understand the region's economic, environmental, and social vitality status by providing access to easily digestible and reliable information.

About YHODA

The Yorkshire & Humber Office for Data Analytics (YHODA) is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as part of the Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership (YPIP). YPIP brings together representatives from the Yorkshire and the Humber region’s twelve universities to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and co-produce solutions to urgent challenges of inclusive and sustainable economic development in the region. We support these region-wide ambitions by enhancing data accessibility and providing relevant data insights to policymakers, communities, and researchers via our YEP platform.

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Vitality Suite

Unlock regional insights with a suite of interactive dashboards built for policymakers, communities, and researchers. The Yorkshire Vitality Suite helps you make sense of complex data and supports you to make evidence-based decisions.

Policy Simulator

Test the potential impact of policies and investments before implementation. Explore different policy scenarios to inform strategy and reduce risk in local planning.

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Forecasting

Anticipate future changes in key economic, social, and environmental indicators across the region. Use forward-looking insights to guide long-term strategies and proactive decision-making.

Reports & Articles

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How data can support better local decision-making: watch the ONS Local workshop video

What does it take to turn complex local data into practical tools for policy and planning? In this ONS Local workshop, Guifré Ballesté Santacana and Dr. Stanislava Naneva from the Yorkshire & Humber Office for Data Analytics (YHODA) introduces the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP): a free, open-access platform designed to support place-based policy, community planning, and evidence-based decision-making across Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Sheffield Students Tackle Sustainability with Data at the Net Zero Data Challenge 2025

Find out how we brought together 46 students from across the University of Sheffield to form multidisciplinary teams that worked to tackle urgent sustainability questions facing Sheffield and South Yorkshire.

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ONS Local Workshop: Regional Insights - The Yorkshire Engagement Portal (13 November, Online)

Join ONS Local and the Yorkshire & Humber Office for Data Analytics to learn how the Yorkshire Engagement Portal supports local policy and planning

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Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP) launched to revolutionise data-driven decisions across the region

The University of Sheffield today announced the launch of the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP), a groundbreaking open-access data analytics platform designed to empower communities, businesses, and policymakers across Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Driving local growth through data — the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP) is now live!

On Tuesday, 17 June, over 60 stakeholders from across the region joined in-person and online to mark the first release of the Yorkshire Engagement Portal (YEP).