NUTS Boundaries: England and Wales Administrative Regions (2015)

Digital vector boundaries for Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) level 1 and level 3 areas in England and Wales, effective 1 January 2015. The dataset provides multiple geometry resolutions, from full resolution to ultra-generalized (500m), with options for extent-of-the-realm or coastline-clipped boundaries. It contains intellectual property from both the UK's Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Regional economic analysis based on the standardized NUTS3 statistical units.
• Creating generalized base maps for publications using the 20m, 200m, or 500m resolution boundaries.
• Spatial joins of socio-economic data to NUTS1 or NUTS3 administrative regions.
• Coastal zone analysis using the boundaries clipped to the Mean High Water mark.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, with file sizes ranging from 138 KB to 23 MB, catering to different use cases.
• Contains boundaries for two NUTS levels (1 and 3), allowing for analysis at different administrative granularities.
• Includes both Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property, indicating authoritative source data.

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is low; specific column names, row counts, and author details are not provided.
• The data is static, representing a snapshot from 1 January 2015, which may not reflect subsequent boundary changes.
• Spatial coverage is limited to England and Wales, excluding other UK nations and territories.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (UK), incorporating Ordnance Survey data.

Collection Method

Derived from authoritative national mapping and statistical boundary sources.

Time Range

2015-01-01 (snapshot)

Freshness

2026-07-08 13:32:35.164510

Geography

England and Wales