UK Statistical Ward Names and Codes as of December 2005

31 December 2005 is the reference date for this dataset containing names and codes for statistical wards in the UK. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service and was last updated on the platform in July 2022. It is available in multiple geospatial and tabular formats, including KML, GEOJSON, and CSV.

Use Cases

• Historical boundary analysis based on the 2005 ward definitions.
• Geospatial joins for historical UK data based on ward codes.
• Mapping administrative changes over time based on the fixed 2005 snapshot.

Strengths

• Provides a fixed snapshot of UK administrative geography as of a specific date (31 December 2005).
• Available in multiple interoperable formats, including KML, GEOJSON, and CSV.
• Sourced from the authoritative Government Digital Service.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2022-07-23 08:51:34.395000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative boundary extract.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2005.

Freshness

Data reflects a 2005 snapshot; platform metadata was last updated in 2022.

Geography

United Kingdom