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Rural and urban area classifications

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Mapping

Summary

Classification of whether a small area is a village hamlet or isolated dwelling, a town or fringe area (part of a settlement with less than 10,000 people) or an urban area (over 10,000 population) Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Publisher: Neighbourhood Statistics Geographies: Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), Ward Geographic coverage: England and Wales Time coverage: 2004

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