Local Authority Districts (December 2012) Boundaries for Great Britain

Office for National Statistics data provides digital vector boundaries for Local Authority Districts in Great Britain as of December 2012. The dataset includes two boundary versions: full resolution clipped to the coastline (BFC) and full resolution extending to the realm's extent (BFE), which may include offshore islands. It contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the ONS.

Use Cases

• Creating thematic maps of socio-economic indicators based on Local Authority District boundaries.
• Performing spatial joins for demographic analysis using the clipped coastline (BFC) boundaries.
• Analyzing coastal and offshore administrative jurisdiction using the full extent (BFE) boundaries.
• Integrating historical 2012 district boundaries with other temporal datasets for change analysis.

Strengths

• Provides two specific, documented boundary resolutions: BFC (clipped to Mean High Water) and BFE (extent of the realm).
• Cross-platform presence on uk_data and eu_open_data signals importance and reliability.
• Contains intellectual property from authoritative sources: Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, specific license terms, and column names are unavailable across all sources.
• The dataset is static and represents a historical snapshot from December 2012, limiting analysis of current boundaries.
• Platform update dates conflict, with one source showing a future date (2026-07-08), casting doubt on metadata accuracy.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics, Ordnance Survey

Time Range

December 2012

Freshness

2026-07-08 13:32:31.066417

Geography

Great Britain