Workplace Zone Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2011

England and Wales digital vector boundaries for Workplace Zones, as of December 2011. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full resolution (extent of the realm), full resolution clipped to the coastline, and a generalised 20m version. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping workplace distributions based on administrative boundaries mentioned in the description
• Spatial analysis of economic activity using the provided full and clipped coastline boundaries
• Integrating census data with the generalised 20m boundaries for cartographic purposes

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions (full realm, clipped, and 20m generalised) for flexibility
• Contains intellectual property from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics
• File sizes are specified (e.g., 361 MB for full resolution, 28 MB for generalised)

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
• Data is from December 2011, which may limit contemporary analysis

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

December 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:01.861707; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales