Local Administrative Units Level 2 Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2014

Digital vector boundaries for Local Administrative Units (Level 2) in England and Wales as at December 2014. The dataset contains four boundary versions, including full resolution and generalised (20m and 200m) files clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping local administrative regions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Conducting spatial analysis of demographic or economic data aggregated to LAU2 units.
• Creating generalised base maps for web applications using the 20m or 200m clipped boundaries.
• Comparing administrative extents, including offshore islands, using the full realm boundary version.

Strengths

• Offers four distinct boundary versions, including full resolution and generalised (20m, 200m) options.
• File sizes are specified, ranging from 2 MB for super generalised to 97 MB for full resolution clipped.
• Boundaries are provided for a specific snapshot date (December 2014), ensuring temporal consistency.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2014 and may not reflect subsequent boundary changes; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and specific attribute columns are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (UK), Ordnance Survey

Collection Method

Likely digitized and maintained by national mapping and statistical agencies.

Time Range

December 2014 snapshot

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:22.452942; the underlying data snapshot is from December 2014.

Geography

England and Wales