Great Britain Ward Boundaries from December 2016 with Multiple Resolutions

Four versions of digital vector boundaries for Wards in Great Britain as of December 2016, including full-resolution and generalized formats. The dataset contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics intellectual property rights. File sizes range from 3 MB for the super-generalized version to 136 MB for the full-resolution coastline-clipped version.

Use Cases

• Create national or regional maps based on the super-generalized (200m) boundaries for web visualization.
• Perform spatial analysis of ward-level data using the full-resolution boundaries clipped to the coastline.
• Integrate ward geography with other datasets using the generalised (20m) boundaries for a balance of detail and performance.

Strengths

• Offers four distinct boundary versions, including full-resolution and super-generalized (200m) options.
• Provides specific file sizes for each version, with the smallest being 3 MB.
• Contains intellectual property from two authoritative UK sources: Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is a snapshot from December 2016; its freshness for current analysis should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:00.159832; freshness should be verified

Geography

Great Britain