Welsh Local Health Board Boundaries, December 2015 with Multiple Resolutions

Digital vector boundaries for local health boards in Wales as at 31 December 2015. The dataset contains five boundary versions, including full resolution and several generalised versions clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Map health service coverage based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis at different scales using the generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary versions.
• Integrate health board boundaries with other demographic or health outcome data for Wales.
• Create visualizations for health policy or administrative reporting based on the 2015 boundaries.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions, including full resolution and three levels of generalisation (20m, 200m, 500m).
• Includes specific file sizes for each version, ranging from 23 KB to 3 MB.
• Contains boundaries for a specific snapshot date (31 December 2015).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2015; administrative boundaries may have changed, limiting current applicability.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for some analyses.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official administrative records.

Time Range

As at 31 December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:24.728674; freshness should be verified as the underlying data is from 2015.

Geography

Wales