NUTS Level 1 Boundaries for England and Wales, January 2015

Digital vector boundaries for NUTS1 statistical regions in England and Wales as of 1 January 2015. The dataset includes five boundary versions, ranging from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), with file sizes from 69 KB to 14 MB. Contains intellectual property from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps for regional economic analysis based on NUTS1 boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with other UK datasets using the provided generalised coastline-clipped boundaries.
• Develop web mapping applications using the lightweight GeoJSON or KML formats mentioned in the description.
• Analyze administrative region shapes for cartographic generalization studies using the 20m, 200m, and 500m resolution versions.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, including full resolution and four generalised versions (20m, 200m, 500m).
• File sizes are explicitly listed, ranging from 69 KB for ultra generalised to 14 MB for full resolution clipped.
• Boundaries are provided for a specific snapshot date (1 January 2015).
• Includes access via multiple ArcGIS REST services for programmatic use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single snapshot in 2015 and may not reflect subsequent boundary changes.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical modeling.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

2015-01-01

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:00.425655; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales