UK Parliamentary Constituency Area Measurements as of December 2021

Standard Area Measurements for Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies in the United Kingdom as of 31 December 2021. The dataset provides four flat area measurements in hectares to two decimal places, including total extent and land area. It was published by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Calculate population density per constituency based on the provided land area measurements.
• Analyze the proportion of inland water versus total area for environmental or planning studies.
• Compare constituency sizes for resource allocation or administrative efficiency modeling.
• Integrate area data with demographic or election results for spatial analysis.

Strengths

• Provides measurements as of a specific date (31 December 2021).
• Includes four distinct area types: total extent, coastline area, inland water area, and land area.
• Measurements are standardized ('flat') and reported in hectares to two decimal places.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Measurements do not account for terrain relief (e.g., mountains, valleys).

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely derived from official UK boundary and mapping data.

Time Range

As at 31 December 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2025-08-11 07:59:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies)