Register of Geographic Codes: UK Statistical Geographies for July 2024

The United Kingdom's Register of Geographic Codes (RGC) is the definitive list of UK statistical geographies maintained by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This version is for July 2024 and is maintained on behalf of the Government Statistical Service. The RGC should be used with the separate Code History Database.

Use Cases

• Standardizing geographic identifiers for UK data analysis based on the definitive list of codes.
• Mapping administrative and statistical boundaries for visualization based on the geographies described.
• Maintaining historical consistency in geographic data by using the code relationships mentioned.
• Supporting government statistical reporting by providing the official geographic framework.

Strengths

• Definitive list of UK statistical geographies maintained by the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
• Includes relationships between active and archived code ranges, providing historical context.
• Maintained on behalf of the Government Statistical Service, indicating official status.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the UK-focused source.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS) / Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Maintained and coordinated by ONS on behalf of the Government Statistical Service.

Time Range

Snapshot for July 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-08-11 08:22:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom