Intermediate Zones in Scotland: Names and Codes for December 2001

Intermediate Zones are a geographic hierarchy used for census and statistics in Scotland. The dataset contains names and codes for these zones as of December 2001, published by the Office for National Statistics under the OGL-UK-3.0 license. The file is available in HTML format and was last updated on the platform in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Map Scottish census data based on Intermediate Zone boundaries.
• Link socio-economic statistics using the provided zone codes.
• Study the evolution of administrative geography in Scotland based on the 2001 reference.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
• Has a specific temporal reference point of December 2001.
• Available under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 license.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

December 2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:36.061164; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland