Local Health Board Boundaries in Wales, December 2016

Digital vector boundaries for Local Health Boards in Wales, as of 31 December 2016. The dataset contains five resolution versions, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), 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 administrative areas based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with health data using the ultra generalised (500m) boundaries for faster processing.
• Create visualizations of Local Health Board regions in Wales based on the coastline-clipped versions.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, with file sizes ranging from 23 KB to 3 MB.
• Boundaries are temporally specific, representing the state as of 31 December 2016.
• Includes both Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights, indicating authoritative sources.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data, being specific to Wales.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official administrative records.

Time Range

As at 31 December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:35.778287; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wales