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Built-up Areas (December 2011) Boundaries V2

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Mapping

Summary

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

Data links

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Shapefile ZIP 21/4/2018
KML KML 21/4/2018
CSV CSV Preview 21/4/2018
GeoJSON GEOJSON 21/4/2018

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XML, HTML
Harvest GUID
http://geoportal1-ons.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f6684981be23404e83321077306fa837_0