UK Travel to Work Areas Boundaries from December 2001

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Travel to Work Areas in the United Kingdom as of 31 December 2001. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions, with file sizes ranging from 404 KB to 41 MB. It includes both Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping commuting zones based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Analyzing regional economic integration using the defined Travel to Work Areas.
• Creating simplified visualizations using the generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary versions.
• Integrating boundary data with census statistics for socio-economic studies.

Strengths

• Provides five specific boundary versions for different use cases, including full resolution and three levels of generalization.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, ranging from 404 KB to 41 MB, indicating manageable download options.
• Contains intellectual property from two authoritative UK sources: Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Data is from December 2001 and may not reflect current commuting patterns or boundaries.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and attribute columns require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries likely derived from census and survey data.

Time Range

As at 31 December 2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:12.826843; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom