About this Dataset

Local Authority Districts (December 2024) Boundaries EW BFE And Rural Urban Classification

Local Authority Districts (December 2024) Boundaries EW BFE and Rural Urban classification data 2021.

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Local Authority Districts, in England and Wales, as at December 2024.

It is joined to the Rural Urban Classification data 2021.

The Rural-Urban Classification is a Government Statistical Service product developed by the Office for National Statistics; the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and the Welsh Assembly Government.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

Links below to FAQ, Methodology and User Guide for Rural Urban classification

FAQ https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/f359d48424664a1584dca319f3dac97f/about

Methodology https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/833a35f2a1ec49d98466b679ae0a0646/about

User Guide https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/c8e8e6db38e04cb8937569d74bce277a/about

The boundaries available are: (BFE) Full resolution - extent of the realm (usually this is the Mean Low Water mark but in some cases boundaries extend beyond this to include off shore islands).

Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

File size: 13MB

REST URL of Feature Access Service – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/LAD_DEC_2024_EW_BFE_RUC/FeatureServer

REST URL of WFS Server – https://dservices1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/services/Local_Authority_Districts_December_2024_Boundaries_EW_BFE_and_RUC/WFSServer?service=wfs&request;=getcapabilities

REST URL of MapServer – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Local_Authority_Districts_(December_2024)_Boundaries_EW_BFE_and_Rural_Urban_classification/MapServer
Publisher name: Office for National Statistics
Last updated: 2025-04-15T04:02:25Z

Tables

Table 1

@ukgov.local_authority_districts_december_2024_boundaries_ew__ebbe1f86.table_1

69.06 kB
318 rows
18 columns

CREATE TABLE table_1 (
  "fid" BIGINT,
  "lad24cd" VARCHAR,
  "lad24nm" VARCHAR,
  "lad24nmw" VARCHAR,
  "bng_e" BIGINT,
  "bng_n" BIGINT,
  "long" DOUBLE,
  "lat" DOUBLE,
  "globalid" VARCHAR,
  "lad24cd_1" VARCHAR,
  "lad24nm_1" VARCHAR,
  "ruc21cd" VARCHAR,
  "ruc21nm" VARCHAR,
  "urban_rura" VARCHAR,
  "shape_leng" DOUBLE,
  "shape_area" DOUBLE  -- Shape, Area,
  "shape_length" DOUBLE  -- Shape, Length,
  "globalid_2" VARCHAR
);