UK Ward Names and Codes for April 1991 Census

Office for National Statistics provides the official names and codes for UK wards as defined for the April 1991 census. This administrative geography dataset is licensed under OGL-UK-3.0 and was last updated on the platform in July 2026. The file size is 365 KB and is available in HTML format.

Use Cases

• Historical demographic analysis based on 1991 ward boundaries
• Geographic information system (GIS) mapping of past UK administrative units
• Data linkage for historical records using standardized ward codes
• Studying the evolution of UK local government geography

Strengths

• Official source from the UK's Office for National Statistics
• Clear temporal snapshot for April 1991
• File size of 365 KB suggests a manageable download

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data reflects a single historical snapshot from 1991, limiting contemporary analysis
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official UK census and boundary records.

Time Range

April 1991

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:00.895814; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom