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2011 Rural Urban Classification lookup tables for all geographies

Lookup tables of the Rural Urban Classification for both small area geographies and higher level geographies.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
26 August 2021
Last updated
17 October 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Rural Urban Classification 2011 lookup tables for small area geographies

ODS, 2.6 MB

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Rural Urban Classification 2011 lookup tables for local authority areas

ODS, 45.5 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Rural Urban Classification 2011 lookup tables for higher level geographies

ODS, 37.7 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Details

The lookup tables have been produced to ease the use of the 2011 Rural Urban Classification in further analyses. Each lookup table consists of a spreadsheet with the full list of areas for each geography and both of the accompanying detailed and simple 2011 Rural Urban Classification.

The Classification for small area geographies is derived from the 2011 Rural Urban Classification and is available for:

  • Census Output Areas (2011)
  • Census Lower Super Output Areas (2011)
  • Census Middle Super Output Areas (2011)
  • Census Wards (2011)

The Classification for local authority areas is derived from the 2011 Local Authority Rural Urban Classification and is available for:

  • Local Authority District Areas (2011)
  • Local Authority District Areas (2013)
  • Local Authority District Areas (2019)
  • Local Authority District Areas (2020)
  • Local Authority District Areas (2021)

The Classification for higher level geographies is also derived from the 2011 Local Authority Rural Urban Classification and is available for:

  • Counties and Unitary Authorities (2021)
  • Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (2020)
  • NUTS level 3 areas (2018)
  • NUTS level 2 areas (2018)
  • Fire and Rescue Authorities (2021)
  • Community Safety Partnerships (2020)
  • Police Force Areas (2020)
  • NHS Sub-Integrated Care Boards (2022)
  • NHS Sustainability Transformation Partnerships (2021)

Further information on using the lookup tables can be found in the Guide to applying the rural urban classification to data.

Multiple versions of the Rural Urban Classification exist for some geographies due to boundary changes over time. Where this is the case the most recent classification is listed, while classifications using the older boundaries can be made available on request.

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Published 26 August 2021
Last updated 17 October 2023 + show all updates

  1. Published today, 2022 lookup for NHS Sub-Integrated Care Boards.

  2. First published.

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