Main language (detailed)

England
Wales
gethttps://crystalroof.co.uk/customer-api/ethnicity-language-and-religion/main-language-detailed/postcode/v1/{location}

Description

This method returns Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 3 years and over by their main language.

Main language is a person's first or preferred language.

Main language is split into 106 categories including total.

The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Parameters

NameDescription
location
path
string
Postcode, coordinates in the lat,long format or UPRN in the uprn12345678 format.
area_type
query
enum

Area types used in Census 2021. The method returns results based on the inclusion of the postcode/coordinate/UPRN within the designated geographical area. For instance, when using 'oa' as a parameter, the returned results will be for the Output Area that contains the specified postcode/coordinate/UPRN.

  • lad - Local Authority District. There are a total of 296 districts in England made up of 36 metropolitan boroughs, 32 London boroughs, 164 two-tier non-metropolitan districts and 62 unitary authorities, City of London district and Isles of Scilly district. In Wales, there are 22 local authorities, which are named principal areas..
  • region - nine regions of England (London, the North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, East of England and the South West) and Wales as a whole.
  • country - constituent countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
api_key
query
enum

Your API key.

DEMO key allows you to test the method in the W6 0 postcode sector, or in the [[51.492, -0.25], [51.502, -0.225]] rectangle.

Request URL:
https://crystalroof.co.uk/customer-api/ethnicity-language-and-religion/main-language-detailed/postcode/v1/{location}?api_key=DEMO
Possible responses with examples
Code
Description
200
Success
401
Unauthorized
402
Payment Required
403
Forbidden
429
Too Many Requests
500
Internal Server Error