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

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Local Administrative Units Level 2 in England and Wales as of December 2014. The dataset includes four boundary versions with varying resolutions and file sizes, from 2 MB to 97 MB. It contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps of England and Wales based on administrative unit boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with socio-economic data using the super generalised (200m) boundaries for faster processing.
• Analyze coastal administrative extents using the full-resolution boundaries clipped to the Mean High Water mark.

Strengths

• Provides four distinct boundary versions with specific resolutions (full, 20m generalised, 200m super generalised).
• Includes explicit file sizes for each version, ranging from 2 MB to 97 MB.
• Contains boundaries for a specific, documented snapshot date (December 2014).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey and ONS sources.

Time Range

December 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:33.262254; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales