Rural Urban Classification Map for South West England MSOAs

Office for National Statistics provides a PDF map illustrating the Rural Urban Classification (2011) for Middle Layer Super Output Areas in the South West Region of England. The map file is 723 KB in size. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Visualize regional settlement patterns based on the official 2011 Rural Urban Classification.
• Analyze the distribution of urban and rural areas within the South West Region for planning purposes.
• Correlate MSOA-level classification with other socio-economic or demographic datasets for the region.

Strengths

• Official classification from the UK's Office for National Statistics.
• Provides a visual geospatial representation of the classification for the South West Region.
• File size is explicitly stated as 723 KB.

Limitations

• Data is presented only as a PDF map, limiting direct computational analysis.
• The classification is based on the 2011 methodology, which may not reflect recent changes.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely derived from census and geographic data.

Time Range

Classification methodology from 2011.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:54.162617; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) in the South West Region of England.