Intermediate Zones in Scotland: Names and Codes for December 2011

Intermediate Zones are a key statistical geography for Scotland, used for the dissemination of small area statistics. This dataset provides the names and codes for these zones as defined in December 2011, published by the Office for National Statistics under the OGL-UK-3.0 license. The file is listed as 37 KB in size and was last updated on the platform in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Geospatial analysis of socio-economic indicators based on the standardized Intermediate Zone boundaries.
• Data linkage and aggregation for census or survey data using the provided zone codes.
• Mapping and visualization of statistical data for Scotland at a granular geographic level.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
• Released under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 open license.
• File size is specified as 37 KB, indicating a manageable download.

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 2011 snapshot

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:43.253907; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland