UK Travel to Work Area Boundaries for December 2001

Digital vector boundaries for Travel to Work Areas in the United Kingdom as at 31 December 2001. The dataset contains five boundary resolutions, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), clipped to the coastline. Contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping commuting zones based on the defined Travel to Work Area boundaries.
• Spatial analysis of labor markets using the ultra generalised (500m) boundaries for simplified visualization.
• Integrating boundary data with census or economic statistics for regional studies.
• Creating base maps for UK transport and infrastructure planning.

Strengths

• Provides five specific boundary resolutions, including ultra generalised (500m) at 404 KB for lightweight use.
• Contains boundaries as of a specific date: 31 December 2001.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for ArcGIS INSPIRE View and Feature Download services.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2001 and may not reflect current geographic or administrative boundaries.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

As at 31 December 2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:20.829397; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom