Dividing UK into equally populated territories?

[lazersam]

I am currently researching how to divide up the UK into equally populated territories. This is because I would like to offer my business opportunity to agents and give them their own areas to operate within. Does anyone know how I might acquire this information?

Larry.

[directmarketingadvice]

There might be information somewhere by postcode.

There will certainly be information held on how many registered voters are in each constituency and I'd imagine that will be indicative.

Steve

[fastfences]

Hi Larry,

I'm about to need the same sort of info myself. I would have called the British franchise assn.:
http://www.british-franchise.org/
because someone there would certainly be able to point us in the right direction, as they have many clients constantly dividing up UK.

cheers, Nigel

[Rob Holmes]

Had to do this myself recently.

I used...

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/population_data.asp

Hope this helps,

Rob

[fastfences]

Thanks Rob, excellent info. I noticed the 'Over 90's' population and panicked. Although it's common knowledge that women live longer than men, there is a nearly three-fold difference in favour of women!

Guess that will gradually equalise now that women are leaving the comfort and sanctity of domestic leisure and adding business, financial and other corporate stresses to their lives. :wink:
Cheers, Nigel

[lazersam]

Thanks for that Guys.

I have found that a certain famous directory has divided the UK up quite nicely. I think I might be led by their areas rather than re-invent the wheel so to speak.

[Rob Holmes]

Yep - could do it same as yellow pages (if thats who you're referring to)

Heres what we did..

We picked out target age group and defined the areas according to the quantities of people in our target age group - this ensures a fair area for each agent and prevents failure of an agent due to a lack of target age group in their allocated area.

Rob