Output Area Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2011

Digital vector boundaries for Output Areas in England and Wales as of 31 December 2011. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full resolution (extent of the realm and clipped to coastline) and a generalised 20m version. Contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Create census data visualizations based on the provided Output Area boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis of demographic patterns using the clipped coastline boundaries.
• Develop base maps for regional planning based on the generalised 20m boundaries.
• Integrate boundary data with other census datasets for England and Wales.

Strengths

• Contains three specific boundary versions: full resolution (extent of realm and clipped) and a 20m generalised version.
• Provides direct download links to ArcGIS REST services for programmatic access.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, with the generalised version being 46 MB for easier handling.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is specific to a single snapshot date (December 2011), limiting temporal analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:08.706671; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales