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Maps JavaScript API enabled. The key stays in this browser only
(localStorage) — it is sent nowhere except Google.
Tip: serve this folder locally (python -m http.server in
viz/) if your key has referrer restrictions. You can also pass
?key=… in the URL.
Region or borough → its whole area; town or village → the radius.
Focuses the map and every briefing/CSV. Pick a match if the name is ambiguous.
Draw an area
Click Draw an area, then press and drag on the map to
lasso any shape — let go and everything scopes to it.
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Cyan = named creative
clusters (districts, campuses, hubs). Labels appear as you zoom; click one to
focus the data on it.
About the data & method
Soundings — a living evidence base for regional economies.
Registered companies: Companies House bulk register (July 2026), postcode
centroids via postcodes.io (OGL). Positions are registered-office postcode
centroids — claimed, not verified. Sector lens: Soundings operational
taxonomy over UK SIC 2007.
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Size & scale
Subsectors all / none
Size of business
From the latest Companies House accounts category: micro,
small, and full/group (“sector primes”) filings.
District all / none
Edge districts over-approximate; neighbouring-authority
geocodes show as “Fringe”.
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£5,000–£30,000 and takes 4–8 weeks. Soundings delivers it in
around two minutes.
Every option includes the full Evidence Briefing for exactly what
you've selected — saved to your account to reopen, download or print any time.
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💾 Pro & Organisation include the company-data CSV — a targeted,
subsector-filtered, geolocated list of every creative business in your selection: name,
company number and Companies House link. A ready-made territory map for prospecting, lead
generation, partnerships and research.