UK Travel to Work Areas with Ultra Generalised Boundaries, December 2011

United Kingdom digital vector boundaries for Travel to Work Areas as of December 2011. The dataset contains five boundary versions, including full resolution and multiple generalised versions clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping commuting zones based on the defined Travel to Work Area boundaries.
• Performing spatial analysis on UK regions using the provided ultra generalised (500m) boundaries for simplified geometry.
• Integrating boundary data into GIS software for demographic or economic studies using the listed ArcGIS REST services.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, with file sizes ranging from 382 KB to 68 MB, offering flexibility for different applications.
• Contains boundaries as of a specific date (December 2011), providing a consistent snapshot for analysis.
• Includes multiple access methods via listed ArcGIS REST services for viewing and download.

Limitations

• Data is from December 2011 and may not reflect current commuting patterns or boundaries.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical modeling.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

December 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:08.742814; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom