Local Administrative Units Level 2 Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2015

Digital vector boundaries for local administrative units (LAU2) in England and Wales as at December 2015. The dataset contains four boundary versions, including full resolution and super generalised (200m) files clipped to the coastline. Contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps based on administrative boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis for local government planning.
• Integrate boundary data with other geospatial datasets for England and Wales.
• Visualize administrative units at different levels of detail for web mapping.

Strengths

• Provides four distinct boundary versions, including a super generalised (200m) file of 2 MB for lightweight applications.
• Contains specific file size information, such as a 98 MB full-resolution clipped file.
• Includes REST service URLs for direct access via ArcGIS for INSPIRE.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from December 2015; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries produced by Ordnance Survey and ONS.

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:58.675841; temporal coverage is December 2015.

Geography

England and Wales