Description
This file contains the digital vector boundaries for built-up areas in England and Wales as at 27 March 2011 (Census day). The built-up area boundaries are generalised and created using an automated approach based on a 50m grid squares.
UPDATE - 22/06/2017 - This boundary set has been updated with a new field (URBAN_BUA) describing whether the BUA has a population of 10000 or more (2011 Census) usual residents. No boundaries have been altered.
For more information about the urban classification please refer to the Rural Urban Classification user guides - Click Here
Please note that this product contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.
REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census_Boundaries/Built_Up_Areas_December_2011_Boundaries_V2/MapServer/exts/InspireView
REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Feature Download Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census_Boundaries/Built_Up_Areas_December_2011_Boundaries_V2/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload
REST URL of ArcGIS Feature Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census_Boundaries/Built_Up_Areas_December_2011_Boundaries_V2/FeatureServer
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArcGIS Open Dataset | HTML | Open resource | |
| CSV | CSV | Open resource | |
| GeoJSON | GeoJSON | Open resource | |
| KML | KML | Open resource | |
| Shapefile | ZIP | Open resource |