NHS England Regional Boundaries for April 2017 with Multiple Resolutions

Digital vector boundaries for NHS England (Regions) in England as of 1 April 2017. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions, from full extent to ultra-generalized. Office for National Statistics provides this data, which contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Map NHS England regional jurisdictions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis of health metrics across NHS England regions using the generalised boundaries.
• Create simplified visualizations for reports using the ultra generalised (500m) boundary files.
• Integrate administrative health boundaries with other geospatial datasets for England.

Strengths

• Provides five specific boundary versions, including full resolution (8-11 MB) and generalised versions (1 MB to 55 KB).
• Boundaries are available in multiple file formats, including GEOJSON, CSV, and KML.
• Data is associated with a specific snapshot date of 1 April 2017.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2017 snapshot.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics, via Organisation Data Service (NHS Digital).

Collection Method

Official administrative boundary definition from NHS England.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 1 April 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:46.677063; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England.