Public Health England Regional Boundaries, July 2015

Public Health England Regions (July 2015) Generalised Clipped Boundaries in England contains digital vector boundaries for Public Health England administrative regions in England as of July 2015. The dataset includes multiple boundary resolutions, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), and is provided by the Office for National Statistics. It was last updated on the platform on July 8, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map public health indicators based on the defined administrative regions.
• Create simplified visualizations for reports using the generalised (20m) or ultra generalised (500m) boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins of health data to regional units based on the clipped coastline boundaries.
• Serve regional boundary data via web mapping services using the provided ArcGIS REST endpoints.

Strengths

• Offers five distinct boundary resolutions, from 5 MB full realm extent to 53 KB ultra generalised.
• Includes direct access via three specific ArcGIS REST service URLs for viewing and download.
• Contains boundaries clipped to the Mean High Water mark coastline for consistent maritime limits.

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.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

July 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:25.899479; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England