Workplace Zone Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2011

December 2011 digital vector boundaries for Workplace Zones in England and Wales. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full resolution (extent of the realm and clipped to coastline) and a generalised (20m) 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 zone distributions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Conducting spatial analysis of employment areas using the generalised (20m) boundaries for simplified processing.
• Integrating boundary data with census statistics for regional economic studies.

Strengths

• Provides three specific boundary versions, including a 28 MB generalised (20m) file for easier handling.
• Contains boundaries as of a specific date (December 2011), offering a consistent historical snapshot.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2011 and may not reflect recent geographical or administrative changes.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries produced for the census.

Time Range

December 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:00.768391; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales