Register of Geographic Codes: Definitive UK Statistical Geographies (June 2019)

The Register of Geographic Codes is the definitive list of UK statistical geographies maintained by the Office for National Statistics. It contains updated codes for administrative units across England, Scotland, and Wales as of June 2019. The dataset is maintained on behalf of the Government Statistical Service and should be used with the separate Code History Database.

Use Cases

• Standardizing geographic joins for UK statistical analysis based on the definitive list of codes.
• Mapping administrative boundaries for England, Scotland, and Wales based on the updated geographies mentioned.
• Maintaining historical code relationships for longitudinal studies based on the reference to the Code History Database.

Strengths

• Definitive list of UK statistical geographies maintained by the national statistics office.
• Includes updates to specific geographies for England, Scotland, and Wales as listed in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from June 2019; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS) / Government Statistical Service

Collection Method

Official maintenance and coordination of statistical geographies.

Time Range

June 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2025-08-11 07:50:36; data snapshot is from June 2019.

Geography

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales)