This dataset is part of the Geographical repository maintained by Opendatasoft. This dataset contains data for local authorities districts in the United Kingdom:Unitary AuthoritiesLondon BoroughsMetropolitan DistrictsNon-metropolitan DistrictsCouncil AreasLocal Government DistrictsProcessors and tools are using this data.EnhancementsAdd ISO 3166-3 codes.Simplify geometries to provide better performance across the services.Add administrative hierarchy.

This file contains the names and codes for local authority districts (LAD) and unitary authorities (UA) in the United Kingdom as at 1st April 2025. (File Size - 48KB)Field Names - LAD25CD, LAD25NM, LAD25NMWField Types - Text, Text, TextField Lengths - 9, 36, 24

This dataset is part of the Geographical repository maintained by Opendatasoft. This dataset contains data for counties and unitary authorities in the United Kingdom.In 1974 a two-tier administrative structure of (shire and metropolitan) counties and non-metropolitan districts was set up across England and Wales, except for the Isles of Scilly and Greater London. Council functions were divided according to the level at which they could be practised most efficiently. As a consequence, counties took on functions including education, transport, strategic planning, fire services, consumer protection, refuse disposal, smallholdings, social services and libraries, whereas each LAD had responsibility for local planning, housing, local highways, building, environmental health, refuse collection and cemeteries. Responsibility for recreation and cultural matters was divided between the two tiers. Following the Local Government Reorganisation in the 1990s, major changes were implemented to create administrations most appropriate to the needs of the area concerned. The key feature of this change was the introduction of unitary authorities: single-tier administrations with responsibility for all areas of local government. Between 1995 and 1998 these were established in a number of areas across the country, especially in medium-sized urban areas, whilst other areas retained a two-tier structure. Further local government reorganisation occurred in 2009 and there are currently 57 unitary authorities (UA) in England, and 25 shire counties split into 188 (non-metropolitan) districts. Note that due to the changes in Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly are considered a UA for coding purposes.Processors and tools are using this data.EnhancementsAdd ISO 3166-3 codes.Simplify geometries to provide better performance across the services.Add administrative hierarchy.

Counts of museums and counts grouped by size band and type of museum across Local Authority Districts (LAD) in the United Kingdom. Counts of museums per 100,000 people are also provided.

A PDF map that shows the local authority districts, counties and unitary authorities in the United Kingdom as at April 2023. The map has been created to show the United Kingdom from country level down to local authority district level. (File Size - 1,909 KB)

This file contains the names and codes for registration districts in England and Wales as at 31st December 2021. (File Size - 18 KB)Field Names - REGD21CD, REGD21NM, FIDField Types - Text, TextField Lengths - 9, 35FID = The FID, or Feature ID is created by the publication process when the names and codes / lookup products are published to the Open Geography portal.

These digital boundaries were created by the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and form part of the Great Britain Historical Database, which contains a wide range of geographically-located statistics, selected to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain, generally at sub-county scales.

They represent the boundaries of Registration Districts in England and Wales as in use at the date of each Census of Population between 1851 and 1911, 1911 being the last census to report extensively on these units.

Local Authority is a generic term used to cover London Boroughs, Metropolitan Districts, Non-Metropolitan Districts, and Unitary Authorities in England; Unitary Authorities in Wales; Council Areas in Scotland; and Local Government Districts in Northern Ireland.

The Local Authorities area list contains 404 areas of the following constituent geographies:

• 36 Metropolitan Districts in England
• 201 Non-Metropolitan Districts in England
• 31 London Boroughs in England
• 54 Unitary Authorities in England
• 26 Local Government Districts in Northern Ireland
• 32 Council Areas in Scotland
• 22 Unitary Authorities in Wales
• 2 Census Merged Districts in England

Please visit ONS Beginner's Guide to UK Geography for more info.

The boundaries are available as either 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) or

clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark).

This statistic displays the number of all vacant dwellings in England between 2006 and 2018 by district. The graph shows that the number of vacant dwellings in all districts has been steadily decreasing year on year with some fluctuation between 2007 and 2009 and again between 2016 and 2018. Shire districts saw the highest amount of all vacant dwellings in 2008 with *******. That number has since fallen to ***** thousand as of 2018 but is on the rise again.

Counts of supermarkets and counts grouped by size band and type of retailer, across various geographical areas. Geographies include Local Authority Districts (LAD) in the UK, Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) in England and Wales, Intermediate Zones in Scotland, and Super Data Zones in Northern Ireland. Counts of supermarkets per 10,000 people are also provided for LAD level.

A lookup file of local authority districts (local authority districts, unitary authorities, metropolitan districts, London boroughs) to the counties and unitary authorities in England and Wales as at 1st April 2025. (File Size = 56KB)Field Names - LAD25CD, LAD25NM, LAD25NMW, CTYUA25CD, CTYUA25NM, CTYUA25NMWField Types - Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text,Field Lengths - 9, 35, 24, 9, 35, 24

These are digital boundaries for the system of districts essentially created by the 1894 Local Government Act and continuing to exist until 1974. England and Wales were divided into County Boroughs, Municipal Boroughs, Urban Districts and Rural Districts. These generally functioned as sub-divisions of Administrative Counties with powers varying according to status, but County Boroughs were large cities with full independence from their County. The County of London was divided into Metropolitan Boroughs, plus the City of London which had the unique status of County Corporate. This file represents the system as it was used to report the 1911 Census of Population. To distinguish between identical place names with different administrative geographies, an Administrative County Boundaries layer may be used to add County name attributes to this layer. Statistical data and other information used in “A Vision of Britain through Time” can be accessed here: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data.

This is a lookup file between local authority districts and countries in the UK as at 1st April 2025. (File Size - 64 KB)Field Names - LAD25CD, LAD25NM, LAD25NMW, CTRY25CD, CTRY25NM, CTRY25NMWField Types - Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, TextField Lengths - 9, 36, 24 9, 16, 16

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates on the number of households in England and Wales. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced. For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Lower Tier Local Authorities

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. In England there are 309 lower tier local authorities. These are made up of non-metropolitan districts (181), unitary authorities (59), metropolitan districts (36) and London boroughs (33, including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities. Of these local authority types, only non-metropolitan districts are not additionally classified as upper tier local authorities.

This is a lookup file between local authority districts and countries in the UK as at 1st April 2020. (File Size - 64 KB)

1) County, Unitary Authority Area, Metropolitan and District ploygons from OS Opendata 2) merged into Counties and Districts polygons 3) in order to merge UK data keyed by County. OS_Counties_meta.pdf contains Ordnance Survey Data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2010. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2013-04-01 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-22.

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Local Authority Districts, in the United Kingdom, as at December 2024.The boundaries available are: (BUC) Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water Mark).Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.REST URL of Feature Access Service – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Local_Authority_Districts_December_2024_Boundaries_UK_BUC/FeatureServerREST URL of WFS Server –https://dservices1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/services/Local_Authority_Districts_December_2024_Boundaries_UK_BUC/WFSServer?service=wfs&request=getcapabilitiesREST URL of Map Server –https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Local_Authority_Districts_December_2024_Boundaries_UK_BUC/MapServer

This is a lookup file between local authority districts and regions in England as at 1st April 2023. (File Size - 56 KB)Field Names - LAD23CD, LAD23NM, RGN23CD, RGN23NMField Types - Text, Text, Text, TextField Lengths - 9, 35, 9, 24Local authorities that have changed this year: E06000063 Cumberland

331/2022 The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 01/04/2023

E06000064 Westmorland and Furness

331/2022 The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 01/04/2023

E06000065 North Yorkshire

328/2022 The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022 01/04/2023

E06000066 Somerset

329/2022 The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022 01/04/2023

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify non-UK born short-term residents in England and Wales by sex. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Sex

This is the sex recorded by the person completing the census. The options were “Female” and “Male”.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Lower Tier Local Authorities

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. In England there are 309 lower tier local authorities. These are made up of non-metropolitan districts (181), unitary authorities (59), metropolitan districts (36) and London boroughs (33, including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities. Of these local authority types, only non-metropolitan districts are not additionally classified as upper tier local authorities.