Workplace Zone Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2011

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), full resolution clipped to the coastline, and a 20m generalised version clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping workplace density and commuting patterns based on the defined zone boundaries.
• Conducting spatial joins with census data based on the Workplace Zone geography.
• Performing coastal boundary analysis using the clipped and full-extent boundary versions.
• Creating generalised maps for publication using the 20m generalised boundary layer.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions for different analytical needs.
• File sizes are specified, with the generalised version being 28 MB for easier handling.
• Contains intellectual property rights information from Ordnance Survey and ONS.
• Access is provided via multiple ArcGIS REST service endpoints for programmatic use.

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

Collection Method

Likely derived from official census and geographic survey processes.

Time Range

December 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:44.554449; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales