NUTS Level 1 Boundaries for England and Wales, 2015

Digital vector boundaries for Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics level 1 (NUTS1) areas in England and Wales as at 1 January 2015. The dataset contains five boundary versions, including full-resolution and multiple generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) versions clipped to the coastline. Contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Create regional economic analysis maps based on the NUTS1 statistical boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with other datasets using the generalised (20m) boundaries for computational efficiency.
• Visualize administrative regions for England and Wales in web mapping applications using the ultra generalised (500m) version.
• Conduct coastline-aligned geographic analysis based on the clipped boundary versions.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions, including file sizes ranging from 69 KB to 14 MB, catering to different precision and performance needs.
• Boundaries are explicitly dated to 1 January 2015, providing a clear temporal snapshot.
• Includes both full-realm and coastline-clipped versions, allowing for different analytical scopes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a specific snapshot from 2015; boundaries may not reflect subsequent administrative changes.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey and ONS data.

Time Range

2015-01-01

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:57.280485; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales