CCG Map: Clinical Commissioning Group Boundaries for England

Released 27 March 2013, this dataset contains the geographic boundaries for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), the regional NHS bodies of England. The data is provided by NHS England and is based on the ONS 2011 LSOA boundary file. Boundaries are generalised to 200 metres and clipped to the coastline.

Use Cases

• Visualize regional healthcare administrative units based on the described CCG boundaries.
• Analyze the geographic distribution of NHS commissioning bodies based on the provided area maps.
• Integrate administrative health boundaries with other demographic or health outcome data based on the spatial data.

Strengths

• Boundaries are generalised to a specific resolution of 200 metres.
• Data is based on the authoritative ONS 2011 LSOA boundary file.
• Released under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's last update timestamp is 2026-07-08, but the underlying boundary data is from 2013; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

NHS England, based on ONS (Office for National Statistics) boundary data.

Collection Method

Derived from the ONS 2011 LSOA 'Super generalised (200m), clipped to the coastline' boundary file.

Time Range

Boundaries reflect the 2011 administrative geography.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:41.736665; the core boundary data is from 2013.

Geography

England (Clinical Commissioning Group areas).