Assessing the levels of loneliness and satisfaction with accommodation among older adults in England

The population of England is rapidly aging and policymakers face a challenge in providing suitable housing for older adults to "age in place." Two major areas of concern are housing and loneliness. There is a lack of understanding of differences in housing satisfaction and loneliness among older adults, as well as their spatial distribution. This research provides estimates of housing satisfaction
and loneliness in the population aged 50 and older at the LSOA level in England, and identifies the key drivers of these phenomena through the use of small-area estimation methods.