England Regional Administrative Boundaries (December 2025)

Regions (December 2025) Boundaries EN BFE provides digital vector boundaries for the nine regions of England as of December 2025. The dataset contains full-resolution boundaries (BFE) that typically follow the Mean Low Water mark but may extend to include offshore islands. It is published by the Office for National Statistics and contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the ONS.

Use Cases

• Mapping regional administrative units for policy analysis.
• Integrating boundary data with demographic or economic statistics.
• Creating base maps for regional planning and service delivery.
• Performing spatial joins to aggregate point data to the regional level.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative Office for National Statistics (ONS).
• Contains full-resolution (BFE) vector boundaries for precise mapping.
• Available via multiple access methods (REST API, WFS Server).

Limitations

• Column names and row counts are not provided in the metadata.
• There is a conflict regarding the boundary date: one source states December 2024, while others state December 2025.
• Specific license terms are not detailed, only noting intellectual property rights.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (UK)

Collection Method

Official digital vector boundaries produced for administrative purposes.

Time Range

As of December 2025.

Freshness

2026-04-29 16:00:59.816366

Geography

England