State of the Region Report
TfSE’s second State of Region Report, published in October 2025, sets out the current position of the South East utilising available data in respect of our strategic objectives.
The report was developed to show how the region is changing across key economic, social and environmental areas linked to transport.
Building on the inaugural report in 2023, the latest State of the Region report uses open-source data and partner insights to track progress against indicators in TfSE’s Transport Strategy.
In a change from the first edition, the 2025 version is now presented through an interactive ArcGIS platform. This allows users to tailor categories to the local authority level, enabling transport planners and officers to explore regional and local trends more effectively and build a clearer, more accurate picture of their area.
We will publish an updated State of the Region report every two years to demonstrate how the region continues to evolve. In particular, we want to see whether the Transport Strategy and Strategic Investment Plan, as well as Local Transport Plans, are supporting the region in the way they were intended to.
The Baseline…
This State of the Region Report is a baseline where the south east region is on measures such as:
– GVA Growth
– Number of Jobs
– Journey Time Reliability
– Daily Freight Links
– Household Income Spent on Travel
– Disposable Income Vs Inflation
– Accessibility Scores
– Inflation of Bus Fares
– Inflation of Rail Fares
– Number of Road Collisions
– Adult Activity Levels
– Carbon Emissions from Transport
– Households with Three or More Cars
– Delays Due to Weather
and more…
