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Output Areas (December 2001) Full Clipped Boundaries in England and Wales

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Mapping

Summary

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for the 2001 Output Areas. The boundaries available are: 

  • 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);
  • Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark);
  • Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark).

Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights. 
Download File Sizes

  • Full resolution - extent of the realm (450 MB)
  • Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (449 MB)
  • Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (151 MB)

REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census_Boundaries/Output_Areas_December_2001_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireView
REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Feature Download Service - https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census_Boundaries/Output_Areas_December_2001_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload

REST URL of ArcGIS Feature Service - https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census_Boundaries/Output_Areas_December_2001_Boundaries/FeatureServer

Data links

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Shapefile ZIP 31/3/2018
KML KML 31/3/2018
CSV CSV Preview 31/3/2018
GeoJSON GEOJSON 31/3/2018

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Additional information

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XML, HTML
Harvest GUID
http://geoportal1-ons.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/b2719b50bc2d4e8a809316e55dacf934_0