Workplace Zone Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2011

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Workplace Zones in England and Wales as of December 2011. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full resolution (extent of the realm and coastline-clipped) and a generalised 20m coastline-clipped version. It contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping workplace distributions based on the provided geographic boundaries.
• Conducting spatial analysis of employment areas using the coastline-clipped boundaries.
• Integrating boundary data with census statistics for regional economic studies.
• Creating generalised maps for publication using the 20m simplified boundaries.

Strengths

• Provides three specific boundary versions: full resolution (extent and clipped) and a 20m generalised version.
• File sizes are specified: 361 MB for full resolution files and 28 MB for the generalised file.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for ArcGIS INSPIRE View, Feature Download, and Feature Server access.

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 survey processes.

Time Range

December 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:08.330924; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales