Welsh Local Health Board Boundaries from December 2015

Digital vector boundaries for local health boards in Wales as of 31 December 2015. The dataset contains five boundary versions, including full-resolution and multiple generalised (20m to 500m) versions clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Map health service coverage based on the provided full-resolution boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis using the generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary files for different scale requirements.
• Integrate administrative health boundaries with other demographic or health outcome datasets for Wales.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions, from full-resolution (2-3 MB) to ultra generalised (23 KB), for flexible use.
• Contains a specific snapshot of boundaries as of 31 December 2015.
• Includes both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights, clarifying data provenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2015 and may not reflect current administrative boundaries.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical analysis.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official administrative records.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:47.697493; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wales