Hierarchical Representation of UK Statistical Geographies, April 2021

A hierarchical representation of all UK statistical geographies within their geography groups and geographical areas, as of April 2021. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service and was updated in April 2021. The primary representation is a PDF scaled to A3 paper size.

Use Cases

• Mapping administrative hierarchies based on the described UK statistical geography groups.
• Linking statistical data to geographic areas based on the hierarchical structure.
• Validating geographic data joins using the official April 2021 boundary definitions.

Strengths

• Provides a snapshot of all UK statistical geographies as of a specific date (April 2021).
• Represents hierarchical relationships between geography groups and areas.
• Published by an authoritative source (Government Digital Service).

Limitations

• Data is from April 2021; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The primary file format listed is HTML, which may not be the standard for geospatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official UK statistical geography definitions.

Time Range

April 2021

Freshness

Snapshot from April 2021; metadata last updated 2025-08-11.

Geography

United Kingdom