UK Travel to Work Areas with Generalised Boundaries, December 2011

Digital vector boundaries for Travel to Work Areas in the United Kingdom as at December 2011. The dataset contains five boundary versions, including full resolution and generalised versions clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Map UK commuting zones based on the defined Travel to Work Areas.
• Perform spatial analysis using the multiple generalised boundary versions (20m, 200m, 500m).
• Integrate boundary data with census or economic statistics for regional studies.
• Visualise administrative geography for reports or dashboards using the provided ArcGIS services.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions, including full resolution and generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) options.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, ranging from 382 KB for ultra generalised to 68 MB for full resolution clipped.
• Contains authoritative intellectual property from Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from December 2011; freshness should be verified for contemporary applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely derived from official census and geographic data.

Time Range

December 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:48.027971; temporal coverage is December 2011.

Geography

United Kingdom