Population Density in England and Wales from the 2001 Census

England and Wales population density data measured in persons per hectare, sourced from the 2001 Census. The dataset is published by Neighbourhood Statistics and covers multiple geographic levels from Output Areas to national scale. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Model urban sprawl and settlement patterns based on population density.
• Compare demographic concentration across different administrative geographies like LSOAs and MSOAs.
• Support resource allocation and infrastructure planning for local authorities based on density metrics.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative 2001 UK Census conducted by the Office for National Statistics.
• Geographic coverage is explicitly defined for England and Wales across seven distinct administrative levels.
• The dataset has a clear temporal anchor point for the year 2001.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single point in time (2001), which may limit contemporary analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Survey (census)

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:33.682383; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales