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Web map for Rural Urban Classification (RUC) of Output Areas (OAs), England and Wales, 2021

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Updated
7 October 2025
Topic
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Summary

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.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright 2025

Links below to FAQ, Methodology and User Guide

FAQ https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/ebfac455db0642afaa5052738ce5c32e/about Methodology https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/833a35f2a1ec49d98466b679ae0a0646/about User Guide https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/c8e8e6db38e04cb8937569d74bce277a/about

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
ArcGIS Hub Dataset HTML 12/5/2025

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Harvest GUID
https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=0c4ce38de0ec4c13ae10955d1acf3c0c

Contact

Enquiries

ons.geography@ons.gov.uk

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FOI.Team@ons.gov.uk