Register of Geographic Codes: UK Statistical Geographies (February 2017)

The UK Register of Geographic Codes is the definitive list of statistical geographies maintained by the Office for National Statistics. The February 2017 version includes updates to Sustainability and Transformation Plan footprints and Cancer Alliances. This dataset is maintained on behalf of the Government Statistical Service and should be used with the separate Code History Database.

Use Cases

• Mapping health service boundaries based on updated Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) footprints.
• Standardizing geographic joins for UK statistical analysis based on the definitive list of codes.
• Tracking changes in administrative boundaries over time using the companion Code History Database.
• Validating geographic identifiers for data integration across government services.

Strengths

• Definitive list of UK statistical geographies maintained by the Office for National Statistics.
• Includes specific updates to STP footprints and Cancer Alliances for February 2017.
• Maintained on behalf of the Government Statistical Service, indicating official status.

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.
• Last updated 2025-08-11 07:50:23; freshness should be verified as the underlying data is from 2017.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS) / Government Statistical Service

Collection Method

Official maintenance and coordination of statistical geographies.

Time Range

Snapshot as of February 2017.

Freshness

Snapshot from February 2017; metadata last updated August 2025.

Geography

United Kingdom