Standard Area Measurements for Health Areas in England (April 2018)

Four standardized area measurements for England's health administrative boundaries as of April 2018. The data includes Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS England Region Local Offices, and NHS England Regions. Measurements are provided in hectares to two decimal places and follow the Eurostat-recommended approach for calculating population density.

Use Cases

• Calculate population density figures based on the 'land area' measurement recommended by Eurostat.
• Analyze the distribution of inland water and coastal areas across different health authority regions.
• Compare the total geographic extent of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) for service planning.
• Integrate standardized area metrics with demographic or health outcome data for spatial analysis.

Strengths

• Provides four distinct area measurement types: total extent, coastline area, inland water area, and land area.
• Measurements are standardized, 'flat' (ignoring terrain), and given in hectares to two decimal places.
• Data covers three key administrative health structures in England: CCGs, NHSRLOs, and NHSERs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is a snapshot from April 2018; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Standardized geospatial calculation for administrative boundaries.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 1 April 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2025-08-11 07:50:31; freshness should be verified

Geography

England