UK Travel to Work Areas with Generalised Boundaries, December 2011

Five vector boundary files for UK Travel to Work Areas as of December 2011, ranging from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m). The dataset contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics intellectual property rights. It is provided via an ArcGIS REST service and includes file sizes from 382 KB to 68 MB.

Use Cases

• Map commuting zones based on the December 2011 Travel to Work Area boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis using the coastline-clipped, generalised (20m) boundaries.
• Create simplified visualizations using the ultra generalised (500m) boundary version.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, from full to ultra generalised (500m).
• Includes specific file sizes for each resolution, with the smallest being 382 KB.
• Boundaries are clipped to the Mean High Water coastline mark for consistent coastal definition.

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.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:45.684447; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

December 2011

Freshness

Data reflects boundaries as of December 2011.

Geography

United Kingdom