Rural Urban Classification (2011) Map for South East England

South East England's Rural Urban Classification map from the 2011 census, published by the Office for National Statistics. The data is provided as a 3 MB PDF file under the OGL-UK-3.0 license. The classification categorizes Output Areas (OAs) within the region.

Use Cases

• Classify settlement types for regional planning based on the 2011 Rural Urban Classification framework.
• Analyze the distribution of rural and urban areas in South East England based on the map's geographic data.
• Support demographic or socioeconomic studies by integrating the classification as a geographic layer.

Strengths

• Official data source from the UK's Office for National Statistics.
• Specific geographic focus on the South East Region of England.
• File size of 3 MB is provided, indicating a manageable download.

Limitations

• Data is provided only as a PDF map, limiting direct computational analysis.
• Row count and column-level metadata are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:28.770176; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South East Region, England