The document explains the changes to output areas and super output areas between 2001 and 2011 in England and Wales.  (File Size - 287 KB)

The document provides a methodological note and user guidance for the ONS Major Towns and Cities.  (File Size - 2 MB)

This guidance note sets out the recommended standard presentation of statistics for travel to work areas in the UK.  (File Size - 343 KB)

(File Size - 765 KB)  The 'Hierarchical Representation of Statistical Geographies' in the UK as at April 2018 shows the hierarchical representation of the different statistical...

This guidance note sets out the recommended standard presentation of statistics for Middle Layer and Lower Layer Super Output Areas nested within relevant local authority...

This guidance note sets out the recommended standard presentation of statistics for health areas within the countries and regions of the UK.  (File Size - 443 KB)

The document explains the differences between the different boundary sets that ONS Geography provides. Valid for datasets between 2001 and 2011.  (File Size - 393 KB)

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for European Electoral Regions in United Kingdom as at December 2017. The boundaries available are: Full resolution -...

This document provides information about population weighted centroids and the methodology to produce them.  (File Size - 39 KB)

This User Guide contains information about the NSPL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and...

This updated guide is a simple tour of the UK geographical areas used in National Statistics work.  You can use it to get basic facts on each type of area as well as more...

2011 Census data for built-up areas provide information on the villages, towns and cities where people live, and allows comparisons between people living in built-up areas and...

This document is the Standard Area Measurements - 2016 User Guide. It provides information regarding the Standard Area Measurements (SAM) products including: types of...

This user guide gives a full rundown and explanation of the contents of the new 2016 Index of Place Names (IPN) in Great Britain.  (File Size - 644 KB)

This is the User Guide for the National Statistics UPRN Lookup (NSUL) for Great Britain as at June 2017. The NSUL relates the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) for each GB...

This is the User Guide for the ONS UPRN Directory (ONSUD) for Great Britain as at December 2017. The ONSUD relates the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) for each GB...

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for European Electoral Regions in United Kingdom as at December 2017. The boundaries available are: Full resolution -...

This document provides information about population weighted centroids for workplace zones and the methodology to produce them.  (File Size - 39 KB)

Click on the title for more details and to download the file. (File Size - 224 KB)

The document explains the coding and naming policy for UK statistical geographies.  (File Size - 616 KB)