Data Zones: Scottish Census Geography Names and Codes

Data Zones are the core geography for disseminating small area statistics in Scotland. This dataset from the Office for National Statistics provides the names and codes for these zones as of December 2011. It is licensed under OGL-UK-3.0 for open use.

Use Cases

• Map Scottish census data based on the standardized Data Zone geography.
• Link administrative records from different sources based on shared Data Zone codes.
• Perform small-area socioeconomic analysis based on the consistent geographic framework.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
• Released under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 license.
• Represents a standardized geography for Scottish statistics.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a snapshot from December 2011; geographic boundaries may have changed.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

December 2011 snapshot

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:49.879101; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland