NHS Region Boundaries in England, Super Generalised Clipped (April 2015)

England's NHS Region (Geography) digital vector boundaries as of April 2015. The dataset contains five boundary resolutions, from full extent to ultra generalised (500m), and includes Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property. File sizes range from 71 KB for the ultra generalised version to 16 MB for the full resolution clipped version.

Use Cases

• Create regional health service maps based on the provided super generalised (200m) boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with health statistics using the NHS Region (Geography) boundaries.
• Develop lightweight web mapping applications using the ultra generalised (500m) clipped boundaries.
• Analyze coastal administrative extents using the full resolution boundaries clipped to the Mean High Water mark.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, with file sizes specified from 71 KB to 16 MB.
• Contains boundaries for a specific snapshot date (April 2015).
• Includes multiple download formats (GEOJSON, CSV, KML, ZIP) and REST service URLs for access.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey and ONS data.

Time Range

April 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:11.395258; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England