Output Area Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2011

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Output Areas in England and Wales as of 31 December 2011. The dataset includes full-resolution boundaries for the extent of the realm and clipped to the coastline, plus a generalised 20m version. It contains Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

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 geospatial datasets for England and Wales.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions: full realm extent, full clipped, and generalised 20m clipped.
• File sizes are specified, with the generalised version being 46 MB for easier handling.
• Contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a specific snapshot date (December 2011), which may limit contemporary analysis.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official cartographic sources.

Time Range

As at 31 December 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:12.891075; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales