NUTS Level 2 Boundaries for England and Wales, 2015

January 2015 digital vector boundaries for Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) level 2 areas in England and Wales. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions, from full extent to ultra-generalized, with file sizes ranging from 92 KB to 17 MB. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property.

Use Cases

• Create regional economic analysis maps based on the standardized NUTS2 administrative units.
• Perform spatial joins for demographic data based on the provided super-generalized (200m) clipped boundaries.
• Develop web mapping applications using the lightweight ultra-generalized (500m) coastline-clipped boundaries.
• Conform to INSPIRE directive standards for geographic data using the linked ArcGIS feature services.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, with file sizes explicitly listed from 92 KB to 17 MB.
• Contains boundaries for a specific snapshot date (1 January 2015), ensuring temporal consistency.
• Includes both full-extent and coastline-clipped versions, offering flexibility for different mapping needs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single point in time (2015); freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey and ONS data.

Time Range

As of 1 January 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:05.808836; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales