UK Local Administrative Units Level 2 Names and Codes for December 2015

Local Administrative Units Level 2 names and codes for the United Kingdom as of December 2015. The dataset is provided by the Office for National Statistics and was last updated on the platform on 2026-07-08. It is available under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Geocode UK addresses or points of interest based on LAU2 boundaries.
• Join socio-economic datasets using standardized LAU2 codes.
• Create thematic maps of the UK using local authority districts.
• Analyze changes in administrative boundaries over time by comparing with other vintages.

Strengths

• Provided by the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
• Includes standardized codes for consistent data linkage.
• Has a specific temporal reference (December 2015).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the data snapshot is from 2015.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely an official government statistical compilation.

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:19.244776; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom