Welsh Local Health Board Boundaries as of December 2015

December 2015 boundaries for local health boards in Wales, provided by the Office for National Statistics. The dataset contains digital vector boundaries in five resolutions, from full extent to ultra-generalized (500m), all clipped to the coastline. It includes intellectual property from both Ordnance Survey and the ONS.

Use Cases

• Map health service coverage based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with health data based on the administrative boundaries.
• Create simplified visualizations using the generalized (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary versions.

Strengths

• Provides boundaries in five specific resolutions, including file sizes ranging from 23 KB to 3 MB.
• Contains both full-realm and coastline-clipped versions for different analytical needs.
• Explicitly states the snapshot date of 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 since then.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries likely sourced from Ordnance Survey and processed by ONS.

Time Range

As at 31 December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:18.406856; freshness should be verified

Geography

Wales